diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 65010dd6a8..c1a2e6eadb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1793,11 +1793,11 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
     conf.set('WITH_STORAGE_DIR', 1)
   endif
 
-  if not get_option('storage_disk').disabled() and devmapper_dep.found() and libparted_dep.found()
+  if not get_option('storage_disk').disabled() and libparted_dep.found()
     use_storage = true
     conf.set('WITH_STORAGE_DISK', 1)
   elif get_option('storage_disk').enabled()
-    error('You must install libparted and libdevmapper to compile libvirt with disk storage driver')
+    error('You must install libparted to compile libvirt with disk storage driver')
   endif
 
   if not get_option('storage_fs').disabled()
diff --git a/src/storage/parthelper.c b/src/storage/parthelper.c
index ee07ba41bb..1169ebfb64 100644
--- a/src/storage/parthelper.c
+++ b/src/storage/parthelper.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include <parted/parted.h>
-#include <libdevmapper.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>