diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cb8f10c1..f8c0e8b1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -163,9 +163,7 @@ config_h.set10('HAVE_INSTALLED_TESTS', get_option('install-tests'))
 pkgconfig = import('pkgconfig')
 dep_udev = dependency('libudev')
 dep_mtdev = dependency('mtdev', version : '>= 1.1.0')
-dep_libevdev = dependency('libevdev', version: '>= 1.9.0')
-config_h.set10('HAVE_LIBEVDEV_DISABLE_PROPERTY',
-		dep_libevdev.version().version_compare('>= 1.9.902'))
+dep_libevdev = dependency('libevdev', version: '>= 1.10.0')
 
 dep_lm = cc.find_library('m', required : false)
 dep_rt = cc.find_library('rt', required : false)
diff --git a/src/evdev.c b/src/evdev.c
index 68b76107..d9b347a0 100644
--- a/src/evdev.c
+++ b/src/evdev.c
@@ -2233,17 +2233,10 @@ evdev_pre_configure_model_quirks(struct evdev_device *device)
 			unsigned int p = t->tuples[idx].first;
 			bool enable = t->tuples[idx].second;
 
-			if (enable) {
+			if (enable)
 				libevdev_enable_property(device->evdev, p);
-			}
-			else {
-#if HAVE_LIBEVDEV_DISABLE_PROPERTY
+			else
 				libevdev_disable_property(device->evdev, p);
-#else
-				evdev_log_error(device,
-						"quirks: a quirk for this device requires newer libevdev than installed\n");
-#endif
-			}
 			evdev_log_debug(device,
 					"quirks: %s %s (%#x)\n",
 					enable ? "enabling" : "disabling",
diff --git a/test/litest-device-keyboard-quirked.c b/test/litest-device-keyboard-quirked.c
index 340dc137..2b6c6536 100644
--- a/test/litest-device-keyboard-quirked.c
+++ b/test/litest-device-keyboard-quirked.c
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ static const char quirk_file[] =
 "[litest Quirked keyboard disable F1-F3]\n"
 "MatchName=litest Quirked Keyboard\n"
 "AttrEventCode=-KEY_F1;-EV_KEY:0x3c;-KEY_F3\n"
-#if HAVE_LIBEVDEV_DISABLE_PROPERTY
 "\n"
 "[litest Quirked keyboard enable buttonpad]\n"
 "MatchName=litest Quirked Keyboard\n"
@@ -239,7 +238,6 @@ static const char quirk_file[] =
 "[litest Quirked keyboard enable semi-mt]\n"
 "MatchName=litest Quirked Keyboard\n"
 "AttrInputProp=+INPUT_PROP_SEMI_MT\n"
-#endif
 ;
 
 TEST_DEVICE(LITEST_KEYBOARD_QUIRKED,
diff --git a/test/test-device.c b/test/test-device.c
index 936f0c55..c55e8512 100644
--- a/test/test-device.c
+++ b/test/test-device.c
@@ -1400,15 +1400,13 @@ START_TEST(device_quirks)
 	struct libinput_device *device;
 	char **message;
 	bool disable_key_f1 = false,
-	     enable_btn_left = false;
-#if HAVE_LIBEVDEV_DISABLE_PROPERTY
-	bool disable_pointingstick = false,
+	     enable_btn_left = false,
+	     disable_pointingstick = false,
 	     enable_buttonpad = false,
 	     enable_direct = false,
 	     disable_direct = false,
 	     enable_semi_mt = false,
 	     disable_semi_mt = false;
-#endif
 
 	_litest_context_destroy_ struct libinput *li = litest_create_context();
 	libinput_log_set_priority(li, LIBINPUT_LOG_PRIORITY_DEBUG);
@@ -1437,7 +1435,6 @@ START_TEST(device_quirks)
 			disable_key_f1 = true;
 		if (strstr(*message, "enabling EV_KEY BTN_LEFT"))
 			enable_btn_left = true;
-#if HAVE_LIBEVDEV_DISABLE_PROPERTY
 		if (strstr(*message, "enabling INPUT_PROP_BUTTONPAD"))
 			enable_buttonpad = true;
 		if (strstr(*message, "disabling INPUT_PROP_POINTING_STICK"))
@@ -1458,21 +1455,18 @@ START_TEST(device_quirks)
 			litest_assert(!enable_semi_mt);
 			disable_semi_mt = true;
 		}
-#endif
 		free(*message);
 		message++;
 	}
 
 	litest_assert(disable_key_f1);
 	litest_assert(enable_btn_left);
-#if HAVE_LIBEVDEV_DISABLE_PROPERTY
 	litest_assert(enable_buttonpad);
 	litest_assert(disable_pointingstick);
 	litest_assert(enable_direct);
 	litest_assert(disable_direct);
 	litest_assert(enable_semi_mt);
 	litest_assert(disable_semi_mt);
-#endif
 
 	litest_disable_log_handler(li);