diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 71b7e66..b45388b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+2009-06-02  Ben Elliston  <bje@gnu.org>
+
+	* config.guess: Drop detection for i386-pc-linux-gnuaout on
+	systems with the a.out executable format.  "Here's 5c, kid".
+
 2009-06-02  Ben Elliston  <bje@gnu.org>
 
 	* config.guess: Drop detection for i386-pc-linux-gnuoldld on
-	systems with a pre-BFD linker.  "Here's a nickel, kid .."
+	systems with a pre-BFD linker.  "Here's 5c, kid."
 
 2009-06-01  Ben Elliston  <bje@gnu.org>
 
diff --git a/config.guess b/config.guess
index ea3c8f3..9d937e7 100755
--- a/config.guess
+++ b/config.guess
@@ -1004,9 +1004,6 @@ EOF
 	  elf32-i386)
 		TENTATIVE="${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-linux-gnu"
 		;;
-	  a.out-i386-linux)
-		echo "${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-linux-gnuaout"
-		exit ;;
 	esac
 	# Determine whether the default compiler is a.out or elf
 	eval $set_cc_for_build