diff --git a/app/Makefile.am b/app/Makefile.am
index 7c224291b6..9091965012 100644
--- a/app/Makefile.am
+++ b/app/Makefile.am
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ gimp_@GIMP_APP_VERSION@_LDADD = \
 	$(libgimpwidgets)		\
 	$(GTK_LIBS)			\
 	$(GTK_MAC_INTEGRATION_LIBS)	\
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_LIBS)		\
 	$(gimpconsoleldadd)		\
 	$(exchndl)			\
 	$(GIMPRC)
diff --git a/app/gui/Makefile.am b/app/gui/Makefile.am
index 50def4fef8..579cd63bc0 100644
--- a/app/gui/Makefile.am
+++ b/app/gui/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(GEGL_CFLAGS)				\
 	$(GTK_CFLAGS)				\
 	$(GTK_MAC_INTEGRATION_CFLAGS)		\
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_CFLAGS)			\
 	-I$(includedir)
 
 AM_CFLAGS = \
diff --git a/app/tests/Makefile.am b/app/tests/Makefile.am
index d828f310e6..27e56dbd8a 100644
--- a/app/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/app/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/app	\
 	$(PANGOCAIRO_CFLAGS)	\
 	$(GTK_CFLAGS)		\
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_CFLAGS)	\
 	$(GEGL_CFLAGS)		\
 	$(xobjective_c)		\
 	-I$(includedir)
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ LDADD = \
 	$(GTK_LIBS)							\
 	$(APPSTREAM_GLIB_LIBS)						\
 	$(GTK_MAC_INTEGRATION_LIBS)					\
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_LIBS)						\
 	$(GDK_PIXBUF_LIBS)						\
 	$(FREETYPE_LIBS)						\
 	$(FONTCONFIG_LIBS)						\
diff --git a/devel-docs/app/Makefile.am b/devel-docs/app/Makefile.am
index 58636bce7a..a5a3e5ecfe 100644
--- a/devel-docs/app/Makefile.am
+++ b/devel-docs/app/Makefile.am
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ GTKDOC_LIBS = \
         $(FONTCONFIG_LIBS)                                                   \
         $(FREETYPE_LIBS)                                                     \
         $(HARFBUZZ_LIBS)                                                     \
-	$(DBUS_GLIB_LIBS)						     \
 	$(GEGL_LIBS)							     \
 	$(RT_LIBS)							     \
 	$(INTLLIBS)							     \