diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c6388010c..5c21a2021 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ addons:
         apt:
                 packages:
                         - check
-                        - splint
                         # for ipc.test:test_ipc_dispatch_*_deadlock_provoke
                         - libglib2.0-dev  # natively present, but doesn't hurt
                         # for "make rpm"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 700f558f1..f1b7b5fb0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -92,12 +92,6 @@ AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 AC_CHECK_PROGS([PKGCONFIG], [pkg-config])
 AC_CHECK_PROGS([DOXYGEN], [doxygen])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_DOXYGEN, test -n "${DOXYGEN}")
-AC_CHECK_PROGS([SPLINT], [splint])
-AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_SPLINT, test -n "${SPLINT}")
-AM_COND_IF([HAVE_SPLINT],
-	[AC_CHECK_PROGS([DPKG_ARCHITECTURE], [dpkg-architecture])
-	 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_DPKG_ARCHITECTURE], test -n "${DPKG_ARCHITECTURE}")],
-	[AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_DPKG_ARCHITECTURE], [false])])
 AC_CHECK_TOOLS([NM], [eu-nm nm], [:])
 AC_CHECK_TOOLS([READELF], [eu-readelf readelf], [:])
 AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.6],, [:])
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index e56a062c0..ac07c636b 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -108,46 +108,3 @@ qblog_script.ld: %.ld: %.ld.in
 pkgconfigexecdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfigexec_DATA = libqb.pc
 
-if HAVE_SPLINT
-check_SCRIPTS = run_splint.sh
-TESTS = $(check_SCRIPTS)
-# This is a hack because Ubuntu (Debian fixed in #675025) doesn't set the arch path
-# in splint (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/splint/+bug/1786658)
-if HAVE_DPKG_ARCHITECTURE
-DEB_INCLUDES = -I/usr/include/$$($(DPKG_ARCHITECTURE) -qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)
-else
-DEB_INCLUDES =
-endif
-
-ALL_LINT_FLAGS = $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(DEB_INCLUDES) \
-		 $(libqb_la_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
-		 $(LINT_FLAGS)
-# expected for the time being (but SHOULD be fixed eventually):
-#  ipc_setup.c: (in function qb_ipcc_us_setup_connect)
-#  ipc_setup.c:479:2: Return value (type int32_t) ignored: qb_ipc_us_ready(...
-#  ipc_setup.c:494:2: Return value (type int32_t) ignored: qb_ipc_auth_cred...
-# splint is stupid:
-#  log_format.c:397:22: Arrow access field of non-struct or union pointer (struct
-#  log_format.c:408:22: Arrow access field of non-struct or union pointer (struct
-#  log_format.c:415:13: Arrow access field of non-struct or union pointer (struct
-
-SPLINT_SUMMARY_EXP = " 5 code warnings"
-
-run_splint.sh: $(top_srcdir)/configure.ac
-	@echo '$(SPLINT) $(ALL_LINT_FLAGS) \' > $@-t
-	@echo '  $(addprefix $(top_srcdir)/lib/, $(source_to_lint)) \' >> $@-t
-	@echo '  2>&1 | tee $@-o' >> $@-t
-	@echo 'tail -n1 $@-o | grep -qF $(SPLINT_SUMMARY_EXP)' >> $@-t
-	@echo 'ret=$$?' >> $@-t
-	@echo 'rm -f $@-o' >> $@-t
-	@echo 'test $$ret = 0 || echo "EXPECTED:$(SPLINT_SUMMARY_EXP)"' >> $@-t
-	@echo 'exit $$ret' >> $@-t
-	@chmod +x $@-t
-	$(AM_V_GEN)mv $@-t $@
-
-dist-clean-local:
-	rm -f run_splint.sh
-
-clean-local:
-	rm -f run_splint.sh
-endif