diff --git a/acprep b/acprep
index b7ea8939..32561e53 100755
--- a/acprep
+++ b/acprep
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ LEVELS = {'DEBUG':    logging.DEBUG,
           'ERROR':    logging.ERROR,
           'CRITICAL': logging.CRITICAL}
 
-search_prefixes = [ '/usr/local', '/opt/local', '/sw', '/usr' ]
-
 def which(program):
     def is_exe(fpath):
         return os.path.exists(fpath) and os.access(fpath, os.X_OK)