diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2bff5aca66..719dccf74b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ osxversion = curversion + 1
 
 prefix = get_option('prefix')
 
-glib_req = '>= 2.44.0'
+glib_req = '>= 2.56.0'
 gst_req = '>= @0@.@1@.0'.format(gst_version_major, gst_version_minor)
 
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
index c0279217be..981752aa71 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
@@ -1411,12 +1411,10 @@ gst_validate_error_structure (gpointer structure, const gchar * format, ...)
 
   const gchar *endcolor = "";
 
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,50,0)
   if (g_log_writer_supports_color (fileno (stderr))) {
     color = gst_debug_construct_term_color (GST_DEBUG_FG_RED);
     endcolor = "\033[0m";
   }
-#endif
 
   if (structure) {
     if (GST_IS_STRUCTURE (structure)) {
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
index ac15a45d49..960cfd4c53 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
@@ -378,12 +378,10 @@ done:
     gchar *message, **lines, *color = NULL;
     const gchar *endcolor = "";
 
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,50,0)
     if (g_log_writer_supports_color (fileno (stderr))) {
       color = gst_debug_construct_term_color (GST_DEBUG_FG_RED);
       endcolor = "\033[0m";
     }
-#endif
     gst_validate_printf (NULL, "%*s%s> Error%s:\n", indent, "",
         color ? color : "", endcolor);
 
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
index 25717323b5..00e948c293 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
@@ -278,35 +278,6 @@ typedef struct KeyFileGroupName
 
 #define NOT_KF_AFTER_FORCE_KF_EVT_TOLERANCE 1
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,54,0)
-#define g_enum_to_string gst_validate_g_enum_to_string
-static gchar *
-gst_validate_g_enum_to_string (GType g_enum_type, gint value)
-{
-  gchar *result;
-  GEnumClass *enum_class;
-  GEnumValue *enum_value;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_ENUM (g_enum_type), NULL);
-
-  enum_class = g_type_class_ref (g_enum_type);
-
-  /* Already warned */
-  if (enum_class == NULL)
-    return g_strdup_printf ("%d", value);
-
-  enum_value = g_enum_get_value (enum_class, value);
-
-  if (enum_value == NULL)
-    result = g_strdup_printf ("%d", value);
-  else
-    result = g_strdup (enum_value->value_name);
-
-  g_type_class_unref (enum_class);
-  return result;
-}
-#endif
-
 static void
 gst_validate_sink_information_free (GstValidateSinkInformation * info)
 {
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-utils.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-utils.c
index 59d58fd9ca..29157f0a5e 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-utils.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-utils.c
@@ -577,15 +577,7 @@ setup_quarks (void)
 gboolean
 gst_validate_has_colored_output (void)
 {
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,50,0)
   return g_log_writer_supports_color (fileno (stdout));
-#endif
-
-#ifdef G_OS_UNIX
-  return isatty (STDOUT_FILENO);
-#elif defined(G_OS_WIN32)
-  return FALSE;
-#endif
 }
 
 /* Parse file that contains a list of GStructures */