diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 14a70ad2d5..05a36cbe42 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ LIBXML_REQUIRED="2.6.0"
 GNUTLS_REQUIRED="1.0.25"
 POLKIT_REQUIRED="0.6"
 PARTED_REQUIRED="1.8.0"
-XMLRPC_REQUIRED=1.14.0
 DEVMAPPER_REQUIRED=1.0.0
 LIBPCAP_REQUIRED="1.0.0"
 LIBNL_REQUIRED="1.1"