diff --git a/gstreamer-base/Cargo.toml b/gstreamer-base/Cargo.toml
index af052e68b..7a663a55a 100644
--- a/gstreamer-base/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gstreamer-base/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ build = "build.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 bitflags = "0.9"
-libc = "0.2"
 glib-sys = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/sys" }
 gobject-sys = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/sys" }
 gstreamer-sys = { git = "https://github.com/sdroege/gstreamer-sys", features = ["v1_8"] }
diff --git a/gstreamer-base/src/lib.rs b/gstreamer-base/src/lib.rs
index 35a1c7154..4bb4a1c44 100644
--- a/gstreamer-base/src/lib.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-base/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-extern crate libc;
-
 extern crate glib_sys as glib_ffi;
 extern crate gobject_sys as gobject_ffi;
 extern crate gstreamer_sys as gst_ffi;