diff --git a/jenkins_build.sh b/jenkins_build.sh
index f34e6593..dc23a2b5 100755
--- a/jenkins_build.sh
+++ b/jenkins_build.sh
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ else
     PLATFORM=linux
 fi
 
-##
-# the cygwin version of perl does not seem to work correctly with autotools!
-if [ $PLATFORM == cygwin ]; then export "PATH=/c/Perl64/bin:$PATH" ; fi
-
 ##
 # set up some defaults (used when running this script from the terminal)
 echo "1 target = $target platform = $PLATFORM WORKSPACE = $WORKSPACE"