diff --git a/sdl2.m4 b/sdl2.m4
index 0a73bc7d4..07190423b 100644
--- a/sdl2.m4
+++ b/sdl2.m4
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 #
 # Changelog:
 # * also look for SDL2.framework under Mac OS X
+# * removed HP/UX 9 support.
 
-# serial 1
+# serial 2
 
 dnl AM_PATH_SDL2([MINIMUM-VERSION, [ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]]])
 dnl Test for SDL, and define SDL_CFLAGS and SDL_LIBS
 dnl
 AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_SDL2],
-[dnl 
+[dnl
 dnl Get the cflags and libraries from the sdl2-config script
 dnl
 AC_ARG_WITH(sdl-prefix,[  --with-sdl-prefix=PFX   Prefix where SDL is installed (optional)],
@@ -112,38 +113,16 @@ dnl
       AC_TRY_RUN([
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include "SDL.h"
 
-char*
-my_strdup (char *str)
-{
-  char *new_str;
-  
-  if (str)
-    {
-      new_str = (char *)malloc ((strlen (str) + 1) * sizeof(char));
-      strcpy (new_str, str);
-    }
-  else
-    new_str = NULL;
-  
-  return new_str;
-}
-
 int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   int major, minor, micro;
-  char *tmp_version;
+  FILE *fp = fopen("conf.sdltest", "w");
 
-  /* This hangs on some systems (?)
-  system ("touch conf.sdltest");
-  */
-  { FILE *fp = fopen("conf.sdltest", "a"); if ( fp ) fclose(fp); }
+  if (fp) fclose(fp);
 
-  /* HP/UX 9 (%@#!) writes to sscanf strings */
-  tmp_version = my_strdup("$min_sdl_version");
-  if (sscanf(tmp_version, "%d.%d.%d", &major, &minor, &micro) != 3) {
+  if (sscanf("$min_sdl_version", "%d.%d.%d", &major, &minor, &micro) != 3) {
      printf("%s, bad version string\n", "$min_sdl_version");
      exit(1);
    }
diff --git a/test/acinclude.m4 b/test/acinclude.m4
index e2180a3ab..290929dc8 100644
--- a/test/acinclude.m4
+++ b/test/acinclude.m4
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 # stolen from Manish Singh
 # Shamelessly stolen from Owen Taylor
 
-# serial 1
+# serial 2
 
 dnl AM_PATH_SDL2([MINIMUM-VERSION, [ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]]])
 dnl Test for SDL, and define SDL_CFLAGS and SDL_LIBS
 dnl
 AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_SDL2],
-[dnl 
+[dnl
 dnl Get the cflags and libraries from the sdl2-config script
 dnl
 AC_ARG_WITH(sdl-prefix,[  --with-sdl-prefix=PFX   Prefix where SDL is installed (optional)],
@@ -83,38 +83,16 @@ dnl
       AC_TRY_RUN([
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include "SDL.h"
 
-char*
-my_strdup (char *str)
-{
-  char *new_str;
-  
-  if (str)
-    {
-      new_str = (char *)malloc ((strlen (str) + 1) * sizeof(char));
-      strcpy (new_str, str);
-    }
-  else
-    new_str = NULL;
-  
-  return new_str;
-}
-
 int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   int major, minor, micro;
-  char *tmp_version;
+  FILE *fp = fopen("conf.sdltest", "w");
 
-  /* This hangs on some systems (?)
-  system ("touch conf.sdltest");
-  */
-  { FILE *fp = fopen("conf.sdltest", "a"); if ( fp ) fclose(fp); }
+  if (fp) fclose(fp);
 
-  /* HP/UX 9 (%@#!) writes to sscanf strings */
-  tmp_version = my_strdup("$min_sdl_version");
-  if (sscanf(tmp_version, "%d.%d.%d", &major, &minor, &micro) != 3) {
+  if (sscanf("$min_sdl_version", "%d.%d.%d", &major, &minor, &micro) != 3) {
      printf("%s, bad version string\n", "$min_sdl_version");
      exit(1);
    }