diff --git a/src/backend/dbi/Makefile.am b/src/backend/dbi/Makefile.am
index 97d09470388..2a95ef45dc3 100644
--- a/src/backend/dbi/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/backend/dbi/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
   -I${top_srcdir}/lib/libc \
   -I${top_srcdir}/src/libqof/qof \
   ${GLIB_CFLAGS} \
-  ${GCONF_CFLAGS} \
   ${WARN_CFLAGS}
 
 libgncmod_backend_dbi_la_SOURCES = \
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
 libgncmod_backend_dbi_la_LDFLAGS = -shared -avoid-version
 libgncmod_backend_dbi_la_LIBADD = \
    ${GLIB_LIBS} \
-   ${GCONF_LIBS} \
    ${top_builddir}/src/backend/sql/libgnc-backend-sql.la \
    ${top_builddir}/src/engine/libgncmod-engine.la \
    ${top_builddir}/src/core-utils/libgnc-core-utils.la \
diff --git a/src/backend/dbi/test/Makefile.am b/src/backend/dbi/test/Makefile.am
index 33122f3d65d..7cb3bbef4a0 100644
--- a/src/backend/dbi/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/backend/dbi/test/Makefile.am
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
   -DTEST_MYSQL_URL=\"${TEST_MYSQL_URL}\" \
   -DTEST_PGSQL_URL=\"${TEST_PGSQL_URL}\" \
   ${GLIB_CFLAGS} \
-  ${GUILE_INCS} \
-  ${GCONF_CFLAGS}
+  ${GUILE_INCS}
 
 LDADD = ${top_builddir}/src/test-core/libtest-core.la \
         ${top_builddir}/src/gnc-module/libgnc-module.la \
diff --git a/src/backend/sql/Makefile.am b/src/backend/sql/Makefile.am
index 91fe77ae668..dec2d69c8e7 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/backend/sql/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
   -I${top_srcdir}/src/libqof/qof \
   ${GLIB_CFLAGS} \
   ${GUILE_INCS} \
-  ${GCONF_CFLAGS} \
   ${WARN_CFLAGS}
 
 libgnc_backend_sql_la_SOURCES = \
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
 libgnc_backend_sql_la_LIBADD = \
    ${GLIB_LIBS} \
    ${GUILE_LIBS} \
-   ${GCONF_LIBS} \
    ${top_builddir}/src/engine/libgncmod-engine.la \
    ${top_builddir}/src/libqof/qof/libgnc-qof.la
 
diff --git a/src/backend/sql/test/Makefile.am b/src/backend/sql/test/Makefile.am
index 0ed849dbc01..3b8e65b585b 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/backend/sql/test/Makefile.am
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
   -I${top_srcdir}/src/backend/sql \
   -I${top_srcdir}/src/libqof/qof \
   ${GLIB_CFLAGS} \
-  ${GUILE_INCS} \
-  ${GCONF_CFLAGS}
+  ${GUILE_INCS}
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"gnc.backend.sql\"
 
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/Makefile.am b/src/backend/xml/Makefile.am
index 3695ee9b7f2..6af5112c430 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/backend/xml/Makefile.am
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
   -I${top_srcdir}/src/libqof/qof \
   -I$(top_srcdir)/src \
   ${LIBXML2_CFLAGS} \
-  ${GLIB_CFLAGS} \
-  ${GCONF_CFLAGS}
+  ${GLIB_CFLAGS}
 
 libgnc_backend_xml_utils_la_SOURCES = \
   gnc-account-xml-v2.c \
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
 
 libgnc_backend_xml_utils_la_LIBADD = \
    ${GLIB_LIBS} \
-   ${GCONF_LIBS} \
    ${LIBXML2_LIBS} \
    ${ZLIB_LIBS} \
    ${top_builddir}/src/engine/libgncmod-engine.la \
@@ -95,7 +93,6 @@ libgnc_backend_xml_utils_la_LIBADD = \
 libgncmod_backend_xml_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
 libgncmod_backend_xml_la_LIBADD = \
    ${GLIB_LIBS} \
-   ${GCONF_LIBS} \
    ${LIBXML2_LIBS} \
    ${ZLIB_LIBS} \
    ${top_builddir}/src/engine/libgncmod-engine.la \
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/test/Makefile.am b/src/backend/xml/test/Makefile.am
index 922d78bdc48..1e66a31dcf1 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/backend/xml/test/Makefile.am
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
   -I${top_srcdir}/src/libqof/qof \
   ${LIBXML2_CFLAGS} \
   ${GLIB_CFLAGS} \
-  ${GUILE_INCS} \
-  ${GCONF_CFLAGS}
+  ${GUILE_INCS}
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
   grab-types.pl \
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/test/test-load-xml2.c b/src/backend/xml/test/test-load-xml2.c
index 33ee0309eae..1719698e790 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/test/test-load-xml2.c
+++ b/src/backend/xml/test/test-load-xml2.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ test_load_file(const char *filename)
     QofBook *book;
     Account *root;
     gboolean ignore_lock;
-    gchar *logdomain = "GConf";
+    gchar *logdomain = "backend.xml";
     guint loglevel = G_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING;
     TestErrorStruct check = { loglevel, logdomain, NULL };
     g_log_set_handler (logdomain, loglevel,