diff --git a/ext/hls/Makefile.am b/ext/hls/Makefile.am
index f66880fe89..2c287c70e0 100644
--- a/ext/hls/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/hls/Makefile.am
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ libgstfragmented_la_SOURCES =			\
 	gsthlssink.c 				\
 	gstm3u8playlist.c
 
-libgstfragmented_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BAD_CFLAGS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(GIO_CFLAGS) $(LIBGCRYPT_CFLAGS) $(NETTLE_CFLAGS)
+libgstfragmented_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BAD_CFLAGS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(LIBGCRYPT_CFLAGS) $(NETTLE_CFLAGS)
 libgstfragmented_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/uridownloader/libgsturidownloader-@GST_API_VERSION@.la \
         $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/libgstadaptivedemux-@GST_API_VERSION@.la \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstpbutils-$(GST_API_VERSION) -lgstvideo-$(GST_API_VERSION) \
-	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(GIO_LIBS) $(LIBM) $(LIBGCRYPT_LIBS) $(NETTLE_LIBS) $(OPENSSL_LIBS)
+	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(LIBM) $(LIBGCRYPT_LIBS) $(NETTLE_LIBS) $(OPENSSL_LIBS)
 libgstfragmented_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS) -no-undefined
 libgstfragmented_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LIBTOOLFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/ext/hls/gstfragmented.h b/ext/hls/gstfragmented.h
index c1c7a2b0f0..46656aca3b 100644
--- a/ext/hls/gstfragmented.h
+++ b/ext/hls/gstfragmented.h
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (fragmented_debug);
 
-#define LOG_CAPS(obj, caps) GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (obj, "%s: %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, #caps, caps)
-
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_FRAGMENTED_H__ */
diff --git a/ext/hls/gsthlssink.c b/ext/hls/gsthlssink.c
index de5e84cefd..03671d009c 100644
--- a/ext/hls/gsthlssink.c
+++ b/ext/hls/gsthlssink.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "gsthlssink.h"
 #include <gst/pbutils/pbutils.h>
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
-#include <gio/gio.h>
 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
 #include <memory.h>
 
diff --git a/ext/hls/gstm3u8playlist.h b/ext/hls/gstm3u8playlist.h
index 0e95132485..f9723229a9 100644
--- a/ext/hls/gstm3u8playlist.h
+++ b/ext/hls/gstm3u8playlist.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #define __GST_M3U8_PLAYLIST_H__
 
 #include <glib.h>
-#include <gio/gio.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS