diff -ur a/runtime/Makefile.am b/runtime/Makefile.am
--- a/runtime/Makefile.am	2014-01-20 13:00:47.922000000 -0500
+++ b/runtime/Makefile.am	2014-01-20 12:57:44.048000000 -0500
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
 librsyslog_la_CPPFLAGS = -DSD_EXPORT_SYMBOLS -D_PATH_MODDIR=\"$(pkglibdir)/\" -I\$(top_srcdir) -I\$(top_srcdir)/grammar
 endif
 #librsyslog_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
-librsyslog_la_CPPFLAGS += $(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(LIBEE_CFLAGS) $(LIBUUID_CFLAGS) $(JSON_C_CFLAGS) -I\$(top_srcdir)/tools
-librsyslog_la_LIBADD =  $(DL_LIBS) $(RT_LIBS) $(LIBEE_LIBS) $(LIBUUID_LIBS) $(JSON_C_LIBS)
+librsyslog_la_CPPFLAGS += $(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(LIBUUID_CFLAGS) $(JSON_C_CFLAGS) -I\$(top_srcdir)/tools
+librsyslog_la_LIBADD =  $(DL_LIBS) $(RT_LIBS) $(LIBUUID_LIBS) $(JSON_C_LIBS)
 
 #
 # regular expression support
diff -ur a/runtime/Makefile.in b/runtime/Makefile.in
--- a/runtime/Makefile.in	2014-01-20 13:00:47.924000000 -0500
+++ b/runtime/Makefile.in	2014-01-20 12:57:44.050000000 -0500
@@ -574,19 +574,17 @@
 @WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@librsyslog_la_CPPFLAGS = -DSD_EXPORT_SYMBOLS \
 @WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@	-D_PATH_MODDIR=\"$(pkglibdir)/\" \
 @WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@	-I\$(top_srcdir) -I\$(top_srcdir)/grammar \
-@WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@	$(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(LIBEE_CFLAGS) \
-@WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@	$(LIBUUID_CFLAGS) $(JSON_C_CFLAGS) \
-@WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@	-I\$(top_srcdir)/tools
+@WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@	$(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(LIBUUID_CFLAGS) \
+@WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@	$(JSON_C_CFLAGS) -I\$(top_srcdir)/tools
 # the files with ../ we need to work on - so that they either become part of the
 # runtime or will no longer be needed. -- rgerhards, 2008-06-13
 #
 #librsyslog_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
 @WITH_MODDIRS_TRUE@librsyslog_la_CPPFLAGS = -DSD_EXPORT_SYMBOLS \
 @WITH_MODDIRS_TRUE@	-D_PATH_MODDIR=\"$(pkglibdir)/:$(moddirs)\" \
-@WITH_MODDIRS_TRUE@	$(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(LIBEE_CFLAGS) \
-@WITH_MODDIRS_TRUE@	$(LIBUUID_CFLAGS) $(JSON_C_CFLAGS) \
-@WITH_MODDIRS_TRUE@	-I\$(top_srcdir)/tools
-librsyslog_la_LIBADD = $(DL_LIBS) $(RT_LIBS) $(LIBEE_LIBS) $(LIBUUID_LIBS) $(JSON_C_LIBS)
+@WITH_MODDIRS_TRUE@	$(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(LIBUUID_CFLAGS) \
+@WITH_MODDIRS_TRUE@	$(JSON_C_CFLAGS) -I\$(top_srcdir)/tools
+librsyslog_la_LIBADD = $(DL_LIBS) $(RT_LIBS) $(LIBUUID_LIBS) $(JSON_C_LIBS)
 @ENABLE_REGEXP_TRUE@lmregexp_la_SOURCES = regexp.c regexp.h
 @ENABLE_REGEXP_TRUE@lmregexp_la_CPPFLAGS = $(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(RSRT_CFLAGS)
 @ENABLE_REGEXP_TRUE@lmregexp_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version