diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 57561adf51..be51af1934 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1043,14 +1043,6 @@ endif
 
 libparted_version = '1.8.0'
 libparted_dep = dependency('libparted', version: '>=' + libparted_version, required: false)
-if libparted_dep.found()
-  parted_prog = find_program('parted', required: false, dirs: libvirt_sbin_path)
-  if parted_prog.found()
-    conf.set_quoted('PARTED', parted_prog.path())
-  else
-    libparted_dep = dependency('', required: false)
-  endif
-endif
 
 libpcap_version = '1.5.0'
 if not get_option('libpcap').disabled()
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_disk.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_disk.c
index 97554e2576..be8a535570 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_disk.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_disk.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ VIR_LOG_INIT("storage.storage_backend_disk");
 
 #define SECTOR_SIZE 512
 
+#define PARTED "parted"
+
 static bool
 virStorageVolPartFindExtended(virStorageVolDef *def,
                               const void *opaque G_GNUC_UNUSED)
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_util.c b/src/storage/storage_util.c
index 03874d6ca3..728710153e 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_util.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_util.c
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ VIR_LOG_INIT("storage.storage_util");
 # define S_IRWXUGO (S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO)
 #endif
 
+#define PARTED "parted"
+
 /* virStorageBackendNamespaceInit:
  * @poolType: virStoragePoolType
  * @xmlns: Storage Pool specific namespace callback methods