diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 478a72b..8895721 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now],
 AC_SUBST([RELRO_LDFLAGS])
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GLIB, [glib-2.0 >= 2.34.0])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(DBUS, [dbus-1 >= 1.0])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(DBUS_GLIB, [dbus-glib-1 >= 0.76])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GIO, [gio-2.0 >= 2.16.1])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GIO_UNIX, [gio-unix-2.0])
 
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 05cfa4f..3628c6c 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ IGNORE_HFILES= \
 # CFLAGS and LDFLAGS for compiling scan program. Only needed
 # if $(DOC_MODULE).types is non-empty.
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_CFLAGS)		\
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS)			\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/libupower-glib 		\
 	-I$(top_builddir)/libupower-glib	\
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ UPOWER_GLIB_LIBS =						\
 
 GTKDOC_LIBS = 			\
 	$(UPOWER_GLIB_LIBS)					\
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_LIBS)	\
 	$(NULL)
 
 # Extra options to supply to gtkdoc-mkdb
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 9f30ce7..16ae5e9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)						\
 	$(GIO_CFLAGS)						\
 	$(GIO_UNIX_CFLAGS)					\
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_CFLAGS)					\
 	$(GUDEV_CFLAGS)						\
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS)
 
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ upowerd_LDADD =							\
 	$(USB_LIBS)						\
 	$(GIO_LIBS)						\
 	$(GIO_UNIX_LIBS)					\
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_LIBS)					\
 	$(UPOWER_LIBS)
 
 if BACKEND_TYPE_DUMMY
@@ -193,7 +191,6 @@ up_self_test_LDADD =						\
 	dummy/libuptest.la					\
 	$(GLIB_LIBS)						\
 	$(GIO_CFLAGS)						\
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_LIBS)					\
 	$(POLKIT_LIBS)						\
 	$(UPOWER_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/src/dummy/Makefile.am b/src/dummy/Makefile.am
index 713a5e7..416b4ac 100644
--- a/src/dummy/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/dummy/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DUP_COMPILATION					\
 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"UPower-Dummy\"				\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/libupower-glib				\
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_CFLAGS)					\
 	$(POLKIT_CFLAGS)					\
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/src/freebsd/Makefile.am b/src/freebsd/Makefile.am
index 53b718d..0e8d138 100644
--- a/src/freebsd/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/freebsd/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DUP_COMPILATION					\
 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"UPower-Freebsd\"			\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/libupower-glib				\
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_CFLAGS)					\
 	$(POLKIT_CFLAGS)					\
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/src/linux/Makefile.am b/src/linux/Makefile.am
index 4876a57..91502a2 100644
--- a/src/linux/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/linux/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/libupower-glib				\
 	$(USB_CFLAGS)						\
 	$(GIO_CFLAGS)						\
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_CFLAGS)					\
 	$(GUDEV_CFLAGS)						\
 	$(POLKIT_CFLAGS)					\
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS)						\
diff --git a/src/openbsd/Makefile.am b/src/openbsd/Makefile.am
index d3e61aa..7d05654 100644
--- a/src/openbsd/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/openbsd/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DUP_COMPILATION					\
 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"UPower-Openbsd\"			\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/libupower-glib				\
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_CFLAGS)					\
 	$(POLKIT_CFLAGS)					\
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index dbe6724..c583fa3 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"UPower\"				\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)						\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/libupower-glib				\
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_CFLAGS)					\
 	$(POLKIT_DBUS_CFLAGS)					\
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS)
 
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ upower_LDFLAGS =
 	$(PIE_LDFLAGS)
 
 upower_LDADD = 						\
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_LIBS)				\
 	$(UPOWER_LIBS)					\
 	$(POLKIT_DBUS_LIBS)