diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 937a5f2dc..675f48b53 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -107,10 +107,9 @@ COMMON_MODULES="gtk+-3.0 >= $GTK_REQUIRED_VERSION
  gsettings-desktop-schemas >= $SCHEMAS_REQUIRED_VERSION
  libnotify >= $LIBNOTIFY_REQUIRED_VERSION"
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBGNOME_CONTROL_CENTER, $COMMON_MODULES)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBLANGUAGE, $COMMON_MODULES gnome-desktop-3.0 fontconfig)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBSHORTCUTS, $COMMON_MODULES x11)
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SHELL, $COMMON_MODULES libgnome-menu-3.0 gio-unix-2.0 x11)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SHELL, $COMMON_MODULES libgnome-menu-3.0 x11)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(BACKGROUND_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES libxml-2.0 gnome-desktop-3.0
                   gdk-pixbuf-2.0 >= $GDKPIXBUF_REQUIRED_VERSION)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(DATETIME_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES