diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index daac11bbc..7136b33b1 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -51,36 +51,20 @@ run ()
     fi
 }
 
-###
-### cleanning part
-###
-#  remove autotools stuff
-run "rm -rf config"
+# remove autotools stuff
 run "rm -f config.h.in"
 run "rm -f aclocal.m4 configure config.log config.status"
 run "rm -rf autom4te*.cache"
+
 # remove libtool stuff
 run "rm -f libtool"
+
 # remove gettext stuff
 run "rm -f ABOUT-NLS"
 run "rm -rf intl"
 
-###
-### configuration part
-###
-# create the config directory
-run "mkdir -p config/m4"
-run "mkdir intl"
-
-# execute autotools cmds
-run "autopoint -f"
-LIBTOOLIZE=libtoolize
-test `uname` = "Darwin" && LIBTOOLIZE=glibtoolize
-run "$LIBTOOLIZE --automake --force --copy"
-run "aclocal --force -I config/m4"
-run "autoheader"
-run "autoconf"
-run "automake --add-missing --copy --gnu"
+# execute autoreconf cmds
+run "autoreconf -fvi"
 
 # ending
 rm -f $AUTOGEN_LOG