diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dddb5783..c13f9633 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -186,10 +186,10 @@ AS_IF([test x"$have_smartcard" = "xyes"], [
 
 GLIB2_REQUIRED=2.38
 GLIB2_ENCODED_VERSION="GLIB_VERSION_2_38"
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GLIB2], [glib-2.0 >= $GLIB2_REQUIRED gio-2.0 >= $GLIB2_REQUIRED])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GLIB2], [glib-2.0 >= $GLIB2_REQUIRED])
 GLIB2_CFLAGS="$GLIB2_CFLAGS -DGLIB_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=$GLIB2_ENCODED_VERSION \
   -DGLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=GLIB_VERSION_2_60"
-AS_VAR_APPEND([SPICE_REQUIRES], [" glib-2.0 >= $GLIB2_REQUIRED gio-2.0 >= $GLIB2_REQUIRED"])
+AS_VAR_APPEND([SPICE_REQUIRES], [" glib-2.0 >= $GLIB2_REQUIRED"])
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GOBJECT2], [gobject-2.0 >= $GLIB2_REQUIRED])
 AS_VAR_APPEND([SPICE_REQUIRES], [" gobject-2.0 >= $GLIB2_REQUIRED"])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 05e9a9df..c902f066 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ glib_version_info = '>= @0@'.format(glib_version)
 pixman_version = '>= 0.17.7'
 
 deps = {'glib-2.0'       : glib_version_info,
-        'gio-2.0'        : glib_version_info,
         'gobject-2.0'    : glib_version_info,
         'pixman-1'       : pixman_version,
         'openssl'        : '>= 1.0.0'}