diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7a1c2b6c2e..65271abfcf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -226,22 +226,8 @@ dnl *** checks for dependency libraries ***
 
 dnl GLib
 GLIB_REQ=2.31.10
-
 AG_GST_GLIB_CHECK([$GLIB_REQ])
 
-dnl Check for GIO
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GIO, gio-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQ)
-GIO_MODULE_DIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=giomoduledir gio-2.0`"
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GIO_MODULE_DIR, "$GIO_MODULE_DIR",
-    [The GIO modules directory.])
-GIO_LIBDIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=libdir gio-2.0`"
-    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GIO_LIBDIR, "$GIO_LIBDIR",
-        [The GIO library directory.])
-
-AC_SUBST(GIO_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(GIO_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(GIO_LDFLAGS)
-
 ORC_CHECK([0.4.11])
 
 dnl checks for gstreamer