diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index de5ec7d16..9233c8f68 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -297,15 +297,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([stickynotes],
     AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-stickynotes], [Enable stickynotes applet.]),
     enable_stickynotes=$enableval,
     enable_stickynotes=yes)
-if test "x$enable_stickynotes" = "xyes"; then
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(STICKYNOTES, gtksourceview-4,
-                      have_gtksourceview=yes, have_gtksourceview=no)
 
-    if test "x$enable_stickynotes" = "xyes" -a "x$have_gtksourceview" = "xno"; then
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Stickynotes explicitly requested but gtksourceview not found])
-    fi
-fi
-AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_STICKYNOTES_APPLET, test "x$have_gtksourceview" = "xyes")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_STICKYNOTES_APPLET, test "x$enable_stickynotes" = "xyes")
 
 dnl ***************************************************************************
 dnl *** keyboard accessibility status applet check                          ***
diff --git a/stickynotes/stickynotes.h b/stickynotes/stickynotes.h
index 3edea16a8..5f42abfa6 100644
--- a/stickynotes/stickynotes.h
+++ b/stickynotes/stickynotes.h
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 #include <libwnck/libwnck.h>
 #include <stickynotes_applet.h>
 
-#include <gtksourceview/gtksource.h>
-
 typedef struct
 {
     GtkWidget *w_window;                  /* Sticky Note window */