diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 186a8c3a84..bb1e270a5a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2159,60 +2159,27 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(FAAC, [AAC encoder plug-in], faac, [
   AC_SUBST(FAAC_LIBS)
 ])
 
-dnl **** Free AAC Decoder (FAAD) ****
+dnl **** Free AAC Decoder (FAAD2) ****
 translit(dnm, m, l) AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_FAAD, true)
-AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(FAAD, [AAC decoder plug-in], faad, [
-  HAVE_FAAD="yes"
-  faad_hdr=""
-  AG_GST_CHECK_LIBHEADER(FAAD, faad, faacDecOpen, $LIBM, faad.h,
-    FAAD_LIBS="-lfaad $LIBM", HAVE_FAAD="no")
-  if test $HAVE_FAAD = "no"; then
-    AG_GST_CHECK_LIBHEADER(FAAD, faad, NeAACDecOpen, $LIBM, neaacdec.h,
-      [ FAAD_LIBS="-lfaad $LIBM"
-        AC_DEFINE(FAAD_IS_NEAAC, 1, [Define if AAC is using new api prefix])
-        faad_hdr="neaacdec.h"
-      ], [
-        HAVE_FAAD="no"
-      ],)
-  else
-    faad_hdr="faad.h"
-  fi
-  if test $HAVE_FAAD = "yes"; then
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([Checking for FAAD >= 2.0])
+AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(FAAD, [FAAD2 AAC decoder plug-in], faad, [
+  AG_GST_CHECK_LIBHEADER(FAAD, faad, NeAACDecOpen, $LIBM, neaacdec.h, [
     AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <faad.h>]], [[
-        #if !defined(FAAD2_VERSION) || !defined(FAAD_FMT_DOUBLE)
-        #error Not faad2
-        #else
-        /* Release candidate of 2.0 is not good enough for us. This field
-         * was added only in 2.0 final and does not exist in 2.0-RC3 */
-        faacDecConfiguration conf; conf.dontUpSampleImplicitSBR = 1;
-        #endif
+      #if !defined(FAAD2_VERSION) || !defined(FAAD_FMT_DOUBLE)
+      #error Not faad2
+      #elif !defined(LATM)
+      #error Not faad2 >= 2.7
+      #endif
     ]])],[
       HAVE_FAAD="yes"
-
-      AC_MSG_CHECKING([Checking FAAD2 version in $faad_hdr])
-      for minor in 10 9 8 7 6 5 0; do
-        if test x$faad2_minor_version = "x"; then
-          AC_EGREP_CPP([\"2\.$minor\"$], [
-              #include <$faad_hdr>
-              FAAD2_VERSION
-            ], [
-              faad2_minor_version=$minor
-            ])
-        fi
-      done
-      if test x$faad2_minor_version = "x"; then
-        AC_MSG_RESULT([no idea])
-      else
-        AC_MSG_RESULT([2.$faad2_minor_version])
-        AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([FAAD2_MINOR_VERSION], [$faad2_minor_version], [The x in 2.x])
-      fi
-    ],[
+      FAAD_LIBS="-lfaad"
+    ], [
+      AC_MSG_WARN([Found libfaad, but version not recent enough. Need faad2 >= 2.7])
       HAVE_FAAD="no"
     ])
-  fi
+  ], [
+      HAVE_FAAD="no"
+  ])
   AC_SUBST(FAAD_LIBS)
-  AC_SUBST(FAAD_IS_NEAAC)
 ])
 
 dnl *** fbdev ***
diff --git a/ext/faad/Makefile.am b/ext/faad/Makefile.am
index 2aef183af1..56ad30f4c3 100644
--- a/ext/faad/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/faad/Makefile.am
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstfaad.la
 
 libgstfaad_la_SOURCES = gstfaad.c
-libgstfaad_la_CFLAGS = -DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API \
+libgstfaad_la_CFLAGS = \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(FAAD_CFLAGS)
 libgstfaad_la_LIBADD = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstaudio-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(FAAD_LIBS)
+	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(FAAD_LIBS) $(LIBM)
 libgstfaad_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgstfaad_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LIBTOOLFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/ext/faad/gstfaad.c b/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
index 8197ca56dd..b72b42d5bd 100644
--- a/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
+++ b/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
@@ -42,49 +42,8 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <gst/audio/audio.h>
 
-/* These are the correct types for these functions, as defined in the source,
- * with types changed to match glib types, since those are defined for us.
- * However, upstream FAAD is distributed with a broken header file that defined
- * these wrongly (in a way which was broken on 64 bit systems).
- *
- * Upstream CVS still has the bug, but has also renamed all the public symbols
- * for Better Corporate Branding (or whatever), so we need to take that
- * (FAAD_IS_NEAAC) into account as well.
- *
- * We must call them using these definitions. Most distributions now have the
- * corrected header file (they distribute a patch along with the source), 
- * but not all, hence this Truly Evil Hack.
- *
- * Note: The prototypes don't need to be defined conditionaly, as the cpp will
- * do that for us.
- */
-#if FAAD2_MINOR_VERSION < 7
-#ifdef FAAD_IS_NEAAC
-#define NeAACDecInit NeAACDecInit_no_definition
-#define NeAACDecInit2 NeAACDecInit2_no_definition
-#else
-#define faacDecInit faacDecInit_no_definition
-#define faacDecInit2 faacDecInit2_no_definition
-#endif
-#endif /* FAAD2_MINOR_VERSION < 7 */
-
 #include "gstfaad.h"
 
-#if FAAD2_MINOR_VERSION < 7
-#ifdef FAAD_IS_NEAAC
-#undef NeAACDecInit
-#undef NeAACDecInit2
-#else
-#undef faacDecInit
-#undef faacDecInit2
-#endif
-
-extern long faacDecInit (faacDecHandle, guint8 *, guint32, guint32 *, guint8 *);
-extern gint8 faacDecInit2 (faacDecHandle, guint8 *, guint32,
-    guint32 *, guint8 *);
-
-#endif /* FAAD2_MINOR_VERSION < 7 */
-
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (faad_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT faad_debug
 
@@ -277,11 +236,7 @@ gst_faad_set_format (GstAudioDecoder * dec, GstCaps * caps)
   faad->packetised = FALSE;
 
   if ((value = gst_structure_get_value (str, "codec_data"))) {
-#if FAAD2_MINOR_VERSION >= 7
     unsigned long samplerate;
-#else
-    guint32 samplerate;
-#endif
     guint8 channels;
 
     /* We have codec data, means packetised stream */
@@ -691,11 +646,7 @@ gst_faad_handle_frame (GstAudioDecoder * dec, GstBuffer * buffer)
 init:
   /* init if not already done during capsnego */
   if (!faad->init) {
-#if FAAD2_MINOR_VERSION >= 7
     unsigned long rate;
-#else
-    guint32 rate;
-#endif
     guint8 ch;
 
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (faad, "initialising ...");
diff --git a/ext/faad/gstfaad.h b/ext/faad/gstfaad.h
index 1e34797e58..03bd6abc4a 100644
--- a/ext/faad/gstfaad.h
+++ b/ext/faad/gstfaad.h
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gst/audio/gstaudiodecoder.h>
 
-#ifdef FAAD_IS_NEAAC
 #include <neaacdec.h>
-#else
-#include <faad.h>
-#endif
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS