diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 921698737e..448cb37829 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2722,17 +2722,7 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(PVR, [pvrvideosink], pvr, [
 dnl *** rsvg ***
 translit(dnm, m, l) AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_RSVG, true)
 AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(RSVG, [rsvg decoder], rsvg, [
-  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(RSVG, librsvg-2.0 >= 2.36 cairo, [
-    HAVE_RSVG="yes"
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(RSVG_2_36_2, librsvg-2.0 >= 2.36.2, HAVE_RSVG_2_36_2="yes", HAVE_RSVG_2_36_2="no")
-    if test "x$HAVE_RSVG_2_36_2" = "xyes"; then
-      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RSVG_2_36_2, [1], [Have RSVG 2.36.2 or newer])
-    fi
-  ], [
-    HAVE_RSVG="no"
-  ])
-  AC_SUBST(RSVG_CFLAGS)
-  AC_SUBST(RSVG_LIBS)
+  AG_GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES(RSVG, librsvg-2.0 >= 2.36.2)
 ])
 
 dnl *** gl ***
diff --git a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.h b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.h
index 8d7173b5e0..37700206a8 100644
--- a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.h
+++ b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.h
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 #include <cairo/cairo.h>
 
 #include <librsvg/rsvg.h>
-#ifndef HAVE_RSVG_2_36_2
-#include <librsvg/rsvg-cairo.h>
-#endif
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
diff --git a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.h b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.h
index 151d094eb0..9cd00facec 100644
--- a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.h
+++ b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.h
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 #define __GST_RSVG_OVERLAY_H__
 
 #include <librsvg/rsvg.h>
-#ifndef HAVE_RSVG_2_36_2
-#include <librsvg/rsvg-cairo.h>
-#endif
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
 #include <gst/video/gstvideofilter.h>