diff --git a/src/configure.ac b/src/configure.ac
index 4dd74fc..68fa87e 100644
--- a/src/configure.ac
+++ b/src/configure.ac
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -DMACOS_X_DARWIN"
 
      dnl Assume we don't want X11 unless it was specifically asked for
-     dnl (--with-x) or Motif, Athena or GTK GUI is used.
-     if test -z "$with_x" -a "X$enable_gui" != Xmotif -a "X$enable_gui" != Xathena -a "X$enable_gui" != Xgtk2 -a "X$enable_gui" != Xgtk3; then
+     dnl (--with-x) or Motif or GTK GUI is used.
+     if test -z "$with_x" -a "X$enable_gui" != Xmotif -a "X$enable_gui" != Xgtk2 -a "X$enable_gui" != Xgtk3; then
       with_x=no
      fi
   fi
@@ -2443,7 +2443,7 @@
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(--enable-gui argument)
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(gui,
- [  --enable-gui[=OPTS]       X11 GUI. [default=auto] [OPTS=auto/no/gtk2/gnome2/gtk3/motif/athena/neXtaw/haiku/photon/carbon]], , enable_gui="auto")
+ [  --enable-gui[=OPTS]       X11 GUI. [default=auto] [OPTS=auto/no/gtk2/gnome2/gtk3/motif/neXtaw/haiku/photon/carbon]], , enable_gui="auto")
 
 dnl Canonicalize the --enable-gui= argument so that it can be easily compared.
 dnl Do not use character classes for portability with old tools.
@@ -2455,7 +2455,6 @@
 SKIP_GTK3=YES
 SKIP_GNOME=YES
 SKIP_MOTIF=YES
-SKIP_ATHENA=YES
 SKIP_NEXTAW=YES
 SKIP_PHOTON=YES
 SKIP_HAIKU=YES
@@ -2502,7 +2501,6 @@
 		SKIP_GTK3=
 		SKIP_GNOME=
 		SKIP_MOTIF=
-		SKIP_ATHENA=
 		SKIP_NEXTAW=;;
     gtk2)	AC_MSG_RESULT(GTK+ 2.x GUI support)
 		SKIP_GTK2=;;
@@ -2513,8 +2511,6 @@
 		SKIP_GTK3=;;
     motif)	AC_MSG_RESULT(Motif GUI support)
 		SKIP_MOTIF=;;
-    athena)	AC_MSG_RESULT(Athena GUI support)
-		SKIP_ATHENA=;;
     nextaw)	AC_MSG_RESULT(neXtaw GUI support)
 		SKIP_NEXTAW=;;
     *)		AC_MSG_RESULT([Sorry, $enable_gui GUI is not supported]) ;;
@@ -2568,17 +2564,6 @@
   fi
 fi
 
-if test "x$SKIP_ATHENA" != "xYES" -a "$enable_gui_canon" != "athena"; then
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether or not to look for Athena)
-  AC_ARG_ENABLE(athena-check,
-	[  --enable-athena-check   If auto-select GUI, check for Athena [default=yes]],
-	, enable_athena_check="yes")
-  AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_athena_check)
-  if test "x$enable_athena_check" = "xno"; then
-    SKIP_ATHENA=YES
-  fi
-fi
-
 if test "x$SKIP_NEXTAW" != "xYES" -a "$enable_gui_canon" != "nextaw"; then
   AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether or not to look for neXtaw)
   AC_ARG_ENABLE(nextaw-check,
@@ -2821,7 +2806,6 @@
 		GUI_INC_LOC="$GTK_CFLAGS"], )
     if test "x$GTK_CFLAGS" != "x"; then
       SKIP_GTK3=YES
-      SKIP_ATHENA=YES
       SKIP_NEXTAW=YES
       SKIP_MOTIF=YES
       GUITYPE=GTK
@@ -2872,7 +2856,6 @@
     if test "x$GTK_CFLAGS" != "x"; then
       SKIP_GTK2=YES
       SKIP_GNOME=YES
-      SKIP_ATHENA=YES
       SKIP_NEXTAW=YES
       SKIP_MOTIF=YES
       GUITYPE=GTK
@@ -3034,32 +3017,11 @@
 fi
 
 if test -z "$SKIP_MOTIF"; then
-  SKIP_ATHENA=YES
   SKIP_NEXTAW=YES
   GUITYPE=MOTIF
   AC_SUBST(MOTIF_LIBNAME)
 fi
 
-dnl Check if the Athena files can be found
-
-GUI_X_LIBS=
-
-if test -z "$SKIP_ATHENA"; then
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING(if Athena header files can be found)
-  cflags_save=$CFLAGS
-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $X_CFLAGS"
-  AC_TRY_COMPILE([
-#include <X11/Intrinsic.h>
-#include <X11/Xaw/Paned.h>], ,
-	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
-	AC_MSG_RESULT(no); SKIP_ATHENA=YES )
-  CFLAGS=$cflags_save
-fi
-
-if test -z "$SKIP_ATHENA"; then
-  GUITYPE=ATHENA
-fi
-
 if test -z "$SKIP_NEXTAW"; then
   AC_MSG_CHECKING(if neXtaw header files can be found)
   cflags_save=$CFLAGS
@@ -3076,7 +3038,7 @@
   GUITYPE=NEXTAW
 fi
 
-if test -z "$SKIP_ATHENA" -o -z "$SKIP_NEXTAW" -o -z "$SKIP_MOTIF"; then
+if test -z "$SKIP_NEXTAW" -o -z "$SKIP_MOTIF"; then
   dnl Prepend -I and -L to $GUI_INC_LOC and $GUI_LIB_LOC if not empty
   dnl Avoid adding it when it twice
   if test -n "$GUI_INC_LOC"; then
@@ -3138,7 +3100,7 @@
 fi
 
 
-if test -z "$SKIP_ATHENA" -o -z "$SKIP_NEXTAW" -o -z "$SKIP_MOTIF" -o -z "$SKIP_GTK2" -o -z "$SKIP_GTK3"; then
+if test -z "$SKIP_NEXTAW" -o -z "$SKIP_MOTIF" -o -z "$SKIP_GTK2" -o -z "$SKIP_GTK3"; then
   dnl Check for X11/xpm.h and X11/Sunkeysym.h with the GUI include path
   cppflags_save=$CPPFLAGS
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $X_CFLAGS"
@@ -3160,7 +3122,7 @@
   fi
 fi
 
-if test -z "$SKIP_ATHENA" -o -z "$SKIP_NEXTAW" -o -z "$SKIP_MOTIF"; then
+if test -z "$SKIP_NEXTAW" -o -z "$SKIP_MOTIF"; then
   cppflags_save=$CPPFLAGS
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $X_CFLAGS"
 dnl Xmu/Editres.h may exist but can only be used after including Intrinsic.h
@@ -3175,7 +3137,7 @@
   CPPFLAGS=$cppflags_save
 fi
 
-dnl Only use the Xm directory when compiling Motif, don't use it for Athena
+dnl Only use the Xm directory when compiling Motif.
 if test -z "$SKIP_MOTIF"; then
   cppflags_save=$CPPFLAGS
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $X_CFLAGS"