diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6840f642..8be67523 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ LT_INIT
 
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG()
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBUDEV, [libudev])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBEVDEV, [libevdev >= 0.4])
 
 if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
 	GCC_CXXFLAGS="-Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -g -fvisibility=hidden"
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 7e4ed90a..ccf5bce9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ libratbag_la_SOURCES =			\
 	libratbag-private.h		\
 	libratbag-util.h
 
-libratbag_la_LIBADD = $(LIBEVDEV_LIBS) $(LIBUDEV_LIBS)
+libratbag_la_LIBADD = $(LIBUDEV_LIBS)
 
 libratbag_la_CFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include \
-		      $(LIBEVDEV_CFLAGS)	\
 		      $(LIBUDEV_CFLAGS)		\
 		      $(GCC_CFLAGS)
 EXTRA_libratbag_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(srcdir)/libratbag.sym