diff --git a/Modules/CheckLibraryExists.cmake b/Modules/CheckLibraryExists.cmake
index fbdac5f3e083a4d0a492a9efe7b0e6f297726c72..1003ca7ae2238a074663b76161e6f8861dc58004 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckLibraryExists.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckLibraryExists.cmake
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ MACRO(CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS LIBRARY FUNCTION LOCATION VARIABLE)
     IF(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
       SET(CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS_LIBRARIES 
         ${CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS_LIBRARIES} ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
-    ELSE(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-      SET(CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS_LIBRARIES)
     ENDIF(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
     TRY_COMPILE(${VARIABLE}
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}