diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index fc3cbe3..a65794b 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ project is tested automatically to build cleanly for the following
    - MacOS X 10.14 (Xcode 10.2)
 
    For Ubuntu 16.04 it is recommended to do the following before building:
-$ sudo apt install automake gcc git libncurses-dev libreadline-dev libssl-dev libsystemd-dev libtool make wget
+$ sudo apt install automake gcc git libreadline-dev libssl-dev libsystemd-dev libtool make wget
 
    For Fedora 31 it is recommended to do the following before building:
-$ sudo dnf install automake gcc git libtool make ncurses-devel openssl-devel readline-devel systemd-devel wget
+$ sudo dnf install automake gcc git libtool make openssl-devel readline-devel systemd-devel wget
 
 Basic Installation
 ==================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6cd5e80..adf9bd7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -624,13 +624,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([ipmishell],
 
 dnl check for readline library to enable ipmi shell
 if test "x$xenable_ipmishell" = "xyes"; then
-	AC_SEARCH_LIBS([tgetent], [tinfo ncurses curses readline termcap])
-	AC_SEARCH_LIBS([initscr], [ncurses curses], [have_curses=yes])
 	AC_SEARCH_LIBS([readline], [readline edit], [have_readline=yes])
-	if test "x$have_curses" != "xyes"; then
-		AC_MSG_ERROR([** Unable to find curses required by ipmishell.])
-		xenable_ipmishell=no
-	fi
 	if test "x$have_readline" != "xyes"; then
 		AC_MSG_ERROR([** Unable to find readline required by ipmishell.])
 		xenable_ipmishell=no