diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
index 1aa8104..3195538 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: configure with autotools
         run: |
           ./autogen.sh
-          ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode --enable-silent-rules
+          ./configure --enable-silent-rules
         
       - name: compile TREXIO
         run: make -j 2
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: configure with autotools
         run: |
           ./autogen.sh
-          ./configure FC=gfortran-10 --enable-silent-rules --enable-maintainer-mode 
+          ./configure FC=gfortran-10 --enable-silent-rules
         
       - name: compile TREXIO
         run: make -j 2