diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 94a0753bd..e20f30dd3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ Changes between 2.0.3 and 2.1.0.DEV
 - fix issue47: timing output in junitxml for test cases is now correct
 - fix issue48: typo in MarkInfo repr leading to exception
 - fix issue49: avoid confusing error when initizaliation partially fails
-- introduce XXX pytest_configure_funcargs hack (thanks Ronny)
-- env/username expansion for junitxml file path (fixes issue44)
+- fix issue44: env/username expansion for junitxml file path
 
 Changes between 2.0.2 and 2.0.3
 ----------------------------------------------
diff --git a/_pytest/__init__.py b/_pytest/__init__.py
index 6d9ab3c7b..596e2bcdf 100644
--- a/_pytest/__init__.py
+++ b/_pytest/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #
-__version__ = '2.1.0.dev3'
+__version__ = '2.1.0.dev4'
diff --git a/_pytest/hookspec.py b/_pytest/hookspec.py
index 898ffee2a..580ab2799 100644
--- a/_pytest/hookspec.py
+++ b/_pytest/hookspec.py
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ pytest_pyfunc_call.firstresult = True
 def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
     """ generate (multiple) parametrized calls to a test function."""
 
-def pytest_configure_funcargs(request):
-    """ configure funcargs """
-
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # generic runtest related hooks
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/_pytest/python.py b/_pytest/python.py
index 72c5ab0ac..35b85485c 100644
--- a/_pytest/python.py
+++ b/_pytest/python.py
@@ -505,16 +505,6 @@ def fillfuncargs(function):
     request = FuncargRequest(pyfuncitem=function)
     request._fillfuncargs()
 
-def pytest_configure_funcargs(request):
-    argnames = getfuncargnames(request.function)
-    if argnames:
-        item = request._pyfuncitem
-        assert not getattr(item, '_args', None), (
-                "yielded functions cannot have funcargs")
-        for argname in argnames:
-            if argname not in item.funcargs:
-                item.funcargs[argname] = request.getfuncargvalue(argname)
-
 _notexists = object()
 class CallSpec:
     def __init__(self, funcargs, id, param):
@@ -636,6 +626,14 @@ class FuncargRequest:
         """ the file system path of the test module which collected this test. """
         return self._pyfuncitem.fspath
 
+    def _fillfuncargs(self):
+        argnames = getfuncargnames(self.function)
+        if argnames:
+            assert not getattr(self._pyfuncitem, '_args', None), (
+                "yielded functions cannot have funcargs")
+        for argname in argnames:
+            if argname not in self._pyfuncitem.funcargs:
+                self._pyfuncitem.funcargs[argname] = self.getfuncargvalue(argname)
 
 
     def applymarker(self, marker):
@@ -707,9 +705,6 @@ class FuncargRequest:
             self._currentarg = oldarg
         return res
 
-    def _fillfuncargs(self):
-        self.config.hook.pytest_configure_funcargs.pcall(self._plugins, request=self)
-
     def _getscopeitem(self, scope):
         if scope == "function":
             return self._pyfuncitem
diff --git a/doc/funcargs.txt b/doc/funcargs.txt
index 996b59211..1ccc3de41 100644
--- a/doc/funcargs.txt
+++ b/doc/funcargs.txt
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ think of as "resources").
 .. _`funcarg factory`:
 .. _factory:
 
-
-
-
 The funcarg **request** object
 =============================================
 
@@ -143,16 +140,6 @@ factory and provides access to test configuration and context:
 .. _`parametrizing-tests`:
 .. _`parametrized test functions`:
 
-
-Reconfiguring funcargs in a test's setup
-========================================
-
-Sometimes there is need to do additional funcarg setup steps
-which are outside of the normal setup and involve more than just one funcarg.
-For that reason the ``pytest_configure_funcargs(request)`` hook
-is called to implement and extend the funcarg filling mechanism.
-
-
 Parametrizing multiple calls to a test function
 ===========================================================
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2cf10cb72..c93e2d922 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def main():
         name='pytest',
         description='py.test: simple powerful testing with Python',
         long_description = long_description,
-        version='2.1.0.dev3',
+        version='2.1.0.dev4',
         url='http://pytest.org',
         license='MIT license',
         platforms=['unix', 'linux', 'osx', 'cygwin', 'win32'],
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ def make_entry_points():
     return {'console_scripts': l}
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+    main()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing/test_python.py b/testing/test_python.py
index bba7bb94c..f5f0faae0 100644
--- a/testing/test_python.py
+++ b/testing/test_python.py
@@ -606,22 +606,6 @@ class TestFillFuncArgs:
         fillfuncargs(item)
         assert len(item.funcargs) == 1
 
-    def test_configure_hook(self, testdir):
-        item = testdir.getitem("def test_func(some, other=20): pass")
-        class Provider:
-            def pytest_funcarg__some(self, request):
-                return []
-            def pytest_configure_funcargs(self, request):
-                request.getfuncargvalue('some').append(1)
-        item.config.pluginmanager.register(Provider())
-        if hasattr(item, '_args'):
-            del item._args
-        from _pytest.python import fillfuncargs
-        fillfuncargs(item)
-        assert len(item.funcargs) == 1
-        assert item.funcargs['some'] == [1]
-
-
 class TestRequest:
     def test_request_attributes(self, testdir):
         item = testdir.getitem("""