diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6d2ab2b0b..21a1b27a5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ fi
 
 AM_CHECK_PYMOD(pynotify,,,[AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find Python module pynotify)])
 AM_CHECK_PYMOD(dbus,,,[AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find Python module dbus)])
-AM_CHECK_PYMOD(gconf,,,[AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find Python module gconf)])
 AM_CHECK_PYMOD(gobject,,,[AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find Python module gobject)])