diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5e49b8483f..da940e34df 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ LIBVIRT_ARG_FIREWALLD
 LIBVIRT_ARG_FUSE
 LIBVIRT_ARG_GLUSTER
 LIBVIRT_ARG_HAL
-LIBVIRT_ARG_JANSSON
 LIBVIRT_ARG_LIBISCSI
 LIBVIRT_ARG_LIBPCAP
 LIBVIRT_ARG_LIBSSH
@@ -292,7 +291,6 @@ LIBVIRT_CHECK_FUSE
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_GLUSTER
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_GNUTLS
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_HAL
-LIBVIRT_CHECK_JANSSON
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_LIBISCSI
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_LIBNL
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_LIBPARTED
@@ -978,7 +976,6 @@ LIBVIRT_RESULT_FUSE
 LIBVIRT_RESULT_GLUSTER
 LIBVIRT_RESULT_GNUTLS
 LIBVIRT_RESULT_HAL
-LIBVIRT_RESULT_JANSSON
 LIBVIRT_RESULT_LIBISCSI
 LIBVIRT_RESULT_LIBNL
 LIBVIRT_RESULT_LIBPCAP
diff --git a/m4/virt-jansson.m4 b/m4/virt-jansson.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 206d6a5ced..0000000000
--- a/m4/virt-jansson.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-dnl The jansson library
-dnl
-dnl This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-dnl modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-dnl License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-dnl version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-dnl
-dnl This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-dnl but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-dnl MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-dnl Lesser General Public License for more details.
-dnl
-dnl You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-dnl License along with this library.  If not, see
-dnl <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-dnl
-
-AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_ARG_JANSSON],[
-  LIBVIRT_ARG_WITH_FEATURE([JANSSON], [jansson], [check])
-])
-
-AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_CHECK_JANSSON],[
-  dnl Jansson http://www.digip.org/jansson/
-  LIBVIRT_CHECK_PKG([JANSSON], [jansson], [2.5])
-])
-
-AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_RESULT_JANSSON],[
-  LIBVIRT_RESULT_LIB([JANSSON])
-])