diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-bad.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-bad.pc.in
index 1fad717474..5e2130168e 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-bad.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-bad.pc.in
@@ -7,7 +7,5 @@ Name: GStreamer Bad Plugin libraries
 Description: Currently includes the photography interface library
 Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ gstreamer-base-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
 Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstphotography-@GST_MAJORMINOR@\
-    -L${libdir} -lgstcodecparsers-@GST_MAJORMINOR@\
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstphotography-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
-