diff --git a/m4/virt-driver-libxl.m4 b/m4/virt-driver-libxl.m4
index 902da11472..70c5c59e6a 100644
--- a/m4/virt-driver-libxl.m4
+++ b/m4/virt-driver-libxl.m4
@@ -56,13 +56,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_DRIVER_CHECK_LIBXL], [
     ],[
       LIBXL_LIBS="$LIBXL_LIBS -lxenstore -lxenctrl"
     ])
-
-    dnl Check if libxl_domain_config_from_json is available for domXML to
-    dnl libxl_domain_config tests
-    LIBS="$LIBS -lxenlight -lxenctrl"
-    AC_CHECK_FUNCS([libxl_domain_config_from_json])
-    CFLAGS="$old_CFLAGS"
-    LIBS="$old_LIBS"
   fi
 
   AC_SUBST([LIBXL_CFLAGS])
diff --git a/tests/libxlxml2domconfigtest.c b/tests/libxlxml2domconfigtest.c
index b814461acc..eacf8f5615 100644
--- a/tests/libxlxml2domconfigtest.c
+++ b/tests/libxlxml2domconfigtest.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "testutils.h"
 
-#if defined(WITH_LIBXL) && defined(WITH_YAJL) && defined(HAVE_LIBXL_DOMAIN_CONFIG_FROM_JSON)
+#if defined(WITH_LIBXL) && defined(WITH_YAJL)
 
 # include "internal.h"
 # include "viralloc.h"
@@ -228,4 +228,4 @@ int main(void)
     return EXIT_AM_SKIP;
 }
 
-#endif /* WITH_LIBXL && WITH_YAJL && HAVE_LIBXL_DOMAIN_CONFIG_FROM_JSON */
+#endif /* WITH_LIBXL && WITH_YAJL */