diff --git a/introspection/meson.build b/introspection/meson.build
index 77479277ac..81afa7d674 100644
--- a/introspection/meson.build
+++ b/introspection/meson.build
@@ -80,14 +80,8 @@ foreach iface: ifaces
   endif
 
   content_files += dbus_iface_xml_path
-
-  # res is an array only since 0.46. Documentation won't work with
-  # older versions
-  if meson.version().version_compare('>= 0.46.0')
-    introspection_files += [ [res[2], dbus_iface_xml_path] ]
-    headers += res[1]
-  endif
-
+  introspection_files += [ [res[2], dbus_iface_xml_path] ]
+  headers += res[1]
 endforeach
 
 install_data(
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 88184784e6..66142d6b09 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1002,7 +1002,6 @@ endif
 
 if enable_docs
   assert(enable_introspection, '-Ddocs=true requires -Dintrospection=true')
-  assert(meson.version().version_compare('>= 0.49.0'), '-Ddocs requires meson >= 0.49')
   subdir('man')
   subdir('docs')
   meson.add_dist_script(