--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -200,14 +200,6 @@
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_TCSD], test "$have_tcsd" != "no")
 
-dnl We either need netstat (more common across systems) or 'ss' for test cases
-AC_PATH_PROG([NETSTAT], [netstat])
-if test "x$NETSTAT" = "x"; then
-	AC_PATH_PROG([SS], [ss])
-	if test "x$SS" = "x"; then
-		AC_MSG_ERROR(['netstat' and 'ss' tools are missing for tests: net-tools OR iproute/iproute2 package])
-	fi
-fi
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for whether to build with CUSE interface])
 AC_ARG_WITH([cuse],
@@ -384,20 +376,12 @@
 pcr_bank_checks
 AC_SUBST([DEFAULT_PCR_BANKS])
 
-AC_PATH_PROG([EXPECT], expect)
-if test "x$EXPECT" = "x"; then
-	AC_MSG_ERROR([expect is required: expect package])
-fi
 
 AC_PATH_PROG([GAWK], gawk)
 if test "x$GAWK" = "x"; then
 	AC_MSG_ERROR([gawk is required: gawk package])
 fi
 
-AC_PATH_PROG([SOCAT], socat)
-if test "x$SOCAT" = "x"; then
-	AC_MSG_ERROR([socat is required: socat package])
-fi
 
 AC_PATH_PROG([BASE64], base64)
 if test "x$BASE64" = "x"; then