diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 55fe1b0..14a587c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ libtool: $(LIBTOOL_DEPS)
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libpipecolors.la
 libpipecolors_la_SOURCES = libpipecolors.cpp
-libpipecolors_la_LIBADD = -ltermcap
+#libpipecolors_la_LIBADD = -ltermcap
 libpipecolors_la_CFLAGS = -fPIC -DPIC -pthread
 libpipecolors_la_LDFLAGS = -module \
 	-release ${PIPECOLORS_VERSION}
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bc75db5..2acab6d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -80,11 +80,7 @@ AC_HEADER_STDC
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([vprintf vsprintf printf])
 
 # Checks for libraries.
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdarg.h regex.h termcap.h])
-AC_CHECK_LIB([termcap], [getenv], [termcap=yes], [termcap=no])
-if test "${termcap}" = "no"; then
-  AC_MSG_ERROR([requirement not found : getenv in -ltermcap])
-fi
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdarg.h regex.h])
 AC_CHECK_TYPE([size_t])
 
 AC_CHECK_TYPES([std::string], [], [], [[
diff --git a/examples/test b/examples/test
index cb04fff..934d5a6 100755
Binary files a/examples/test and b/examples/test differ