Index: configure.in
===================================================================
--- configure.in	(revision 2596)
+++ configure.in	(working copy)
@@ -323,10 +323,6 @@
   AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ft2232_ftd2xx], [Enable building support for FT2232 based devices using the FTD2XX driver from ftdichip.com]),
   [build_ft2232_ftd2xx=$enableval], [build_ft2232_ftd2xx=no])
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(ft2232_highspeed,
-  AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ft2232-highspeed], [Enable building support for FT2232H and FT4232H-based devices (requires >=libftd2xx-0.4.16 or >=libftdi-0.16)]),
-  [want_ft2232_highspeed=$enableval], [want_ft2232_highspeed=no])
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(amtjtagaccel,
   AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-amtjtagaccel], [Enable building the Amontec JTAG-Accelerator driver]),
   [build_amtjtagaccel=$enableval], [build_amtjtagaccel=no])
@@ -834,11 +830,8 @@
     AC_MSG_RESULT([Skipping as we are cross-compiling])
   ])
 
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to build ftd2xx highspeed device support])
-AC_MSG_RESULT([$want_ft2232_highspeed])
-if test $want_ft2232_highspeed != no; then
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for ftd2xx highspeed device support])
-  AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for ftd2xx highspeed device support])
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #if IS_WIN32
 #include "windows.h"
@@ -855,10 +848,9 @@
     ])
   AC_MSG_RESULT([$build_ft2232_highspeed])
 
-  if test $want_ft2232_highspeed = yes -a $build_ft2232_highspeed = no; then
-    AC_MSG_ERROR([You need a newer FTD2XX driver (version 0.4.16 or later).])
+  if test $build_ft2232_highspeed = no; then
+    AC_MSG_WARN([You need a newer FTD2XX driver (version 2.04.16 or later).])
   fi
-fi
 
 LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS_SAVE
 CFLAGS=$CFLAGS_SAVE
@@ -903,11 +895,8 @@
       AC_MSG_RESULT([Skipping as we are cross-compiling])
     ])
 
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to build libftdi highspeed device support])
-  AC_MSG_RESULT([$want_ft2232_highspeed])
-  if test $want_ft2232_highspeed != no; then
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for libftdi highspeed device support])
-    AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for libftdi highspeed device support])
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ftdi.h>
 enum ftdi_chip_type x = TYPE_2232H;
@@ -920,10 +909,9 @@
     ])
     AC_MSG_RESULT([$build_ft2232_highspeed])
 
-    if test $want_ft2232_highspeed = yes -a $build_ft2232_highspeed = no; then
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([You need a newer libftdi version (0.16 or later).])
+    if test $build_ft2232_highspeed = no; then
+      AC_MSG_WARN([You need a newer libftdi version (0.16 or later).])
     fi
-  fi
 
   # Restore the 'unexpanded ldflags'
   LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS_SAVE
Index: README
===================================================================
--- README	(revision 2596)
+++ README	(working copy)
@@ -215,10 +215,6 @@
                           FTD2XX
   --enable-ft2232_ftd2xx  Enable building support for FT2232 based devices
                           using the FTD2XX driver from ftdichip.com
-  --enable-ft2232-highspeed
-                          Enable building support for FT2232H and
-                          FT4232H-based devices (requires >=libftd2xx-0.4.16
-                          or >=libftdi-0.16)
 
   --enable-gw16012        Enable building support for the Gateworks GW16012
                           JTAG Programmer