diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7e4e2bab9a..d024e1c7e4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ LIBVIRT_ARG_VIRTUALPORT
 LIBVIRT_ARG_WIRESHARK
 LIBVIRT_ARG_YAJL
 
-LIBVIRT_CHECK_LIBPARTED
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_LIBPCAP
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_LIBSSH
 LIBVIRT_CHECK_LIBXML
diff --git a/m4/virt-parted.m4 b/m4/virt-parted.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index a73050a8b1..0000000000
--- a/m4/virt-parted.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-dnl The parted check
-dnl
-dnl Copyright (C) 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
-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_CHECK_LIBPARTED], [
-  PARTED_REQUIRED="1.8.0"
-
-  with_libparted=check
-
-  LIBVIRT_CHECK_PKG([LIBPARTED], [libparted], [$PARTED_REQUIRED])
-
-  if test "x$with_libparted" = "xyes"; then
-    AC_PATH_PROG([PARTED], [parted], [], [$LIBVIRT_SBIN_PATH])
-    if test -z "$PARTED" ; then
-      with_libparted=no
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  if test "x$with_libparted" = "xyes"; then
-    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([PARTED], ["$PARTED"],
-                       [Location or name of the parted program])
-  fi
-])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d265545538..4cf6c588b2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1099,6 +1099,17 @@ else
   libnl_dep = dependency('', required: false)
 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
+
 use_macvtap = false
 if not get_option('macvtap').disabled()
   if (cc.has_header_symbol('linux/if_link.h', 'MACVLAN_MODE_BRIDGE') and