diff --git a/nsprpub/configure b/nsprpub/configure
--- a/nsprpub/configure
+++ b/nsprpub/configure
@@ -7292,19 +7292,16 @@ tools are selected during the Xcode/Deve
     case "$target_cpu" in
     i*86)
 	if test -n "$USE_64"; then
 	    $as_echo "#define _AMD64_ 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 	else
 	    $as_echo "#define _X86_ 1" >>confdefs.h
 
-            if test -z "$GNU_CC" -a "$MSC_VER" -ge "1700"; then
-                                                CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -arch:IA32"
-            fi
 	fi
         ;;
     x86_64)
 	    $as_echo "#define _AMD64_ 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 	    USE_64=1
 	    ;;
     ia64)
