diff --git a/Make.rules.in b/Make.rules.in
index 1b051ea3433..02df1711656 100644
--- a/Make.rules.in
+++ b/Make.rules.in
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ CFLAGS    = @CFLAGS@
 CPPFLAGS  = @CPPFLAGS@
 LIBS      = @LIBS@
 BISON     = @BISON@
-LEX       = @LEX@
-LEXLIB    = @LEXLIB@
+FLEX      = @FLEX@
 EXEEXT    = @EXEEXT@
 OBJEXT    = @OBJEXT@
 LIBEXT    = @LIBEXT@
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ LINTS  = $(C_SRCS:.c=.ln)
 	$(BISON) $(BISONFLAGS) -p $*_ -o $*.tab.c -d $<
 
 .l.yy.c:
-	$(LEX) $(LEXFLAGS) -t $< >$@ || ($(RM) $@ && exit 1)
+	$(FLEX) $(LEXFLAGS) -o$@ $<
 
 .mc.mc.rc:
 	$(LDPATH) $(WMC) -i -U -H /dev/null -o $@ $<
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 319be49eef0..4f911a81d00 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -681,10 +681,7 @@ X_CFLAGS
 X_PRE_LIBS
 X_LIBS
 X_EXTRA_LIBS
-LEX
-LEX_OUTPUT_ROOT
-LEXLIB
-XLEX
+FLEX
 BISON
 AS
 ac_ct_AS
@@ -4997,17 +4994,18 @@ fi
 
 fi
 
-for ac_prog in flex lex
+
+for ac_prog in flex
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_word... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_prog_LEX+set}" = set; then
+if test "${ac_cv_prog_FLEX+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
-  if test -n "$LEX"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_LEX="$LEX" # Let the user override the test.
+  if test -n "$FLEX"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_FLEX="$FLEX" # Let the user override the test.
 else
 as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
 for as_dir in $PATH
@@ -5016,7 +5014,7 @@ do
   test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
   for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
   if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
-    ac_cv_prog_LEX="$ac_prog"
+    ac_cv_prog_FLEX="$ac_prog"
     echo "$as_me:$LINENO: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
     break 2
   fi
@@ -5026,229 +5024,24 @@ IFS=$as_save_IFS
 
 fi
 fi
-LEX=$ac_cv_prog_LEX
-if test -n "$LEX"; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $LEX" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$LEX" >&6; }
+FLEX=$ac_cv_prog_FLEX
+if test -n "$FLEX"; then
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $FLEX" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$FLEX" >&6; }
 else
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
 fi
 
 
-  test -n "$LEX" && break
+  test -n "$FLEX" && break
 done
-test -n "$LEX" || LEX=":"
+test -n "$FLEX" || FLEX="none"
 
-if test "x$LEX" != "x:"; then
-  cat >conftest.l <<_ACEOF
-%%
-a { ECHO; }
-b { REJECT; }
-c { yymore (); }
-d { yyless (1); }
-e { yyless (input () != 0); }
-f { unput (yytext[0]); }
-. { BEGIN INITIAL; }
-%%
-#ifdef YYTEXT_POINTER
-extern char *yytext;
-#endif
-int
-main (void)
-{
-  return ! yylex () + ! yywrap ();
-}
-_ACEOF
-{ (ac_try="$LEX conftest.l"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$LEX conftest.l") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking lex output file root" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking lex output file root... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_prog_lex_root+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-
-if test -f lex.yy.c; then
-  ac_cv_prog_lex_root=lex.yy
-elif test -f lexyy.c; then
-  ac_cv_prog_lex_root=lexyy
-else
-  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot find output from $LEX; giving up" >&5
-echo "$as_me: error: cannot find output from $LEX; giving up" >&2;}
-   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
-fi
-fi
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_prog_lex_root" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_prog_lex_root" >&6; }
-LEX_OUTPUT_ROOT=$ac_cv_prog_lex_root
-
-if test -z "${LEXLIB+set}"; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking lex library" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking lex library... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_lex+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-
-    ac_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-    ac_cv_lib_lex='none needed'
-    for ac_lib in '' -lfl -ll; do
-      LIBS="$ac_lib $ac_save_LIBS"
-      cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-`cat $LEX_OUTPUT_ROOT.c`
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext &&
-       $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext; then
-  ac_cv_lib_lex=$ac_lib
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-
-fi
-
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-      test "$ac_cv_lib_lex" != 'none needed' && break
-    done
-    LIBS=$ac_save_LIBS
-
-fi
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_lex" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_lex" >&6; }
-  test "$ac_cv_lib_lex" != 'none needed' && LEXLIB=$ac_cv_lib_lex
-fi
-
-
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether yytext is a pointer" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking whether yytext is a pointer... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_prog_lex_yytext_pointer+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  # POSIX says lex can declare yytext either as a pointer or an array; the
-# default is implementation-dependent.  Figure out which it is, since
-# not all implementations provide the %pointer and %array declarations.
-ac_cv_prog_lex_yytext_pointer=no
-ac_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="$LEXLIB $ac_save_LIBS"
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#define YYTEXT_POINTER 1
-`cat $LEX_OUTPUT_ROOT.c`
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext &&
-       $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext; then
-  ac_cv_prog_lex_yytext_pointer=yes
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-
-fi
-
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_save_LIBS
-
-fi
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_prog_lex_yytext_pointer" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_prog_lex_yytext_pointer" >&6; }
-if test $ac_cv_prog_lex_yytext_pointer = yes; then
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define YYTEXT_POINTER 1
-_ACEOF
-
-fi
-rm -f conftest.l $LEX_OUTPUT_ROOT.c
-
-fi
-
-for ac_prog in $LEX flex lex
-do
-  # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_word... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_prog_XLEX+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$XLEX"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_XLEX="$XLEX" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-  for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
-    ac_cv_prog_XLEX="$ac_prog"
-    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-XLEX=$ac_cv_prog_XLEX
-if test -n "$XLEX"; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $XLEX" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$XLEX" >&6; }
-else
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-  test -n "$XLEX" && break
-done
-test -n "$XLEX" || XLEX="none"
-
-if test "$XLEX" = "none"
+if test "$FLEX" = "none"
 then
-  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: no suitable lex found. Please install the 'flex' package." >&5
-echo "$as_me: error: no suitable lex found. Please install the 'flex' package." >&2;}
+  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: no suitable flex found. Please install the 'flex' package." >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: no suitable flex found. Please install the 'flex' package." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 fi
 
@@ -22107,10 +21900,7 @@ X_CFLAGS!$X_CFLAGS$ac_delim
 X_PRE_LIBS!$X_PRE_LIBS$ac_delim
 X_LIBS!$X_LIBS$ac_delim
 X_EXTRA_LIBS!$X_EXTRA_LIBS$ac_delim
-LEX!$LEX$ac_delim
-LEX_OUTPUT_ROOT!$LEX_OUTPUT_ROOT$ac_delim
-LEXLIB!$LEXLIB$ac_delim
-XLEX!$XLEX$ac_delim
+FLEX!$FLEX$ac_delim
 BISON!$BISON$ac_delim
 AS!$AS$ac_delim
 ac_ct_AS!$ac_ct_AS$ac_delim
@@ -22123,6 +21913,9 @@ LN_S!$LN_S$ac_delim
 LN!$LN$ac_delim
 GREP!$GREP$ac_delim
 EGREP!$EGREP$ac_delim
+LDCONFIG!$LDCONFIG$ac_delim
+INSTALL_PROGRAM!$INSTALL_PROGRAM$ac_delim
+INSTALL_SCRIPT!$INSTALL_SCRIPT$ac_delim
 _ACEOF
 
   if test `sed -n "s/.*$ac_delim\$/X/p" conf$$subs.sed | grep -c X` = 82; then
@@ -22184,9 +21977,6 @@ _ACEOF
 ac_delim='%!_!# '
 for ac_last_try in false false false false false :; do
   cat >conf$$subs.sed <<_ACEOF
-LDCONFIG!$LDCONFIG$ac_delim
-INSTALL_PROGRAM!$INSTALL_PROGRAM$ac_delim
-INSTALL_SCRIPT!$INSTALL_SCRIPT$ac_delim
 INSTALL_DATA!$INSTALL_DATA$ac_delim
 LINT!$LINT$ac_delim
 LINTFLAGS!$LINTFLAGS$ac_delim
@@ -22264,7 +22054,7 @@ LIBOBJS!$LIBOBJS$ac_delim
 LTLIBOBJS!$LTLIBOBJS$ac_delim
 _ACEOF
 
-  if test `sed -n "s/.*$ac_delim\$/X/p" conf$$subs.sed | grep -c X` = 78; then
+  if test `sed -n "s/.*$ac_delim\$/X/p" conf$$subs.sed | grep -c X` = 75; then
     break
   elif $ac_last_try; then
     { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: could not make $CONFIG_STATUS" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7ad14c00384..01b0224dc44 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -84,14 +84,12 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([for the directory containing the Wine tools], wine_cv_toolsdir,
 AC_SUBST(TOOLSDIR,$wine_cv_toolsdir)
 
 AC_PATH_XTRA
-AC_PROG_LEX
 
-dnl **** Just additional warning checks, since AC_PROG just sets 'lex' even
-dnl **** without one present.
-AC_CHECK_PROGS(XLEX,$LEX flex lex,none)
-if test "$XLEX" = "none"
+dnl Check for flex
+AC_CHECK_PROGS(FLEX,flex,none)
+if test "$FLEX" = "none"
 then
-  AC_MSG_ERROR([no suitable lex found. Please install the 'flex' package.])
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([no suitable flex found. Please install the 'flex' package.])
 fi
 
 dnl Check for bison
diff --git a/include/config.h.in b/include/config.h.in
index 581a246fcb9..4b3eaa14f7c 100644
--- a/include/config.h.in
+++ b/include/config.h.in
@@ -1050,10 +1050,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if the X Window System is missing or not being used. */
 #undef X_DISPLAY_MISSING
 
-/* Define to 1 if `lex' declares `yytext' as a `char *' by default, not a
-   `char[]'. */
-#undef YYTEXT_POINTER
-
 /* Define to a macro to generate an assembly function directive */
 #undef __ASM_FUNC
 
diff --git a/tools/widl/Makefile.in b/tools/widl/Makefile.in
index 64aaedb1636..a3145b2eeb0 100644
--- a/tools/widl/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/widl/Makefile.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ all: $(PROGRAMS) $(MANPAGES)
 @MAKE_RULES@
 
 widl$(EXEEXT): $(OBJS) $(LIBWPP)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(LIBWPP) $(LIBPORT) $(LEXLIB) $(LDFLAGS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(LIBWPP) $(LIBPORT) $(LDFLAGS)
 
 install:: $(PROGRAMS) $(MANPAGES) $(INSTALLDIRS)
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) widl$(EXEEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/widl$(EXEEXT)
diff --git a/tools/wmc/Makefile.in b/tools/wmc/Makefile.in
index 5f347da6a9e..5e6e31a2d4b 100644
--- a/tools/wmc/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/wmc/Makefile.in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ all: $(PROGRAMS) $(MANPAGES)
 @MAKE_RULES@
 
 wmc$(EXEEXT): $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(LIBWINE_LDFLAGS) $(LIBPORT) $(LEXLIB) $(LDFLAGS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(LIBWINE_LDFLAGS) $(LIBPORT) $(LDFLAGS)
 
 install:: $(PROGRAMS) $(MANPAGES) $(INSTALLDIRS)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) wmc.man $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man$(prog_manext)/wmc.$(prog_manext)
diff --git a/tools/wrc/Makefile.in b/tools/wrc/Makefile.in
index e0efa18ff6c..9bae142be9d 100644
--- a/tools/wrc/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/wrc/Makefile.in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ all: $(PROGRAMS) $(MANPAGES)
 @MAKE_RULES@
 
 wrc$(EXEEXT): $(OBJS) $(LIBWPP)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(LIBWPP) $(LIBWINE_LDFLAGS) $(LIBPORT) $(LEXLIB) $(LDFLAGS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(LIBWPP) $(LIBWINE_LDFLAGS) $(LIBPORT) $(LDFLAGS)
 
 install:: $(PROGRAMS) $(MANPAGES) $(INSTALLDIRS)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) wrc.man $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man$(prog_manext)/wrc.$(prog_manext)