diff --git a/src/beelib.config.sh.in b/src/beelib.config.sh.in
index 11ffc88..1f35873 100644
--- a/src/beelib.config.sh.in
+++ b/src/beelib.config.sh.in
@@ -142,12 +142,6 @@ function config_verify_builtin_prefixes() {
     : ${BINDIR:='${EPREFIX}/bin'}
     : ${SBINDIR:='${EPREFIX}/sbin'}
     : ${LIBEXECDIR:='${EPREFIX}/lib/${PKGNAME}'}
-
-    if [ "${PREFIX}" != "/usr" -a "${PREFIX}" != "/usr/local" ] ; then
-        : ${SYSCONFDIR:='${PREFIX}'/etc}
-        : ${LOCALSTATEDIR:='${PREFIX}'/var}
-    fi
-
     : ${SYSCONFDIR:=/etc}
     : ${LOCALSTATEDIR:=/var}
     : ${SHAREDSTATEDIR:='${LOCALSTATEDIR}'}