diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6c61381..7f72871 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -773,7 +773,6 @@ if ! test $using_pcap_config = yes; then
     AC_CHECK_LIB(nl, nl_cache_alloc, [nl_found=yes])
     AC_CHECK_LIB(nl-genl-3, genl_connect, [nl_genl_3_found=yes])
     AC_CHECK_LIB(nl-3, nl_cache_alloc, [nl_3_found=yes])
-    AC_CHECK_LIB(dbus-1, dbus_malloc, [dbus_1_found=yes])
     if test "$nl_found" = "yes"; then
         LPCAPLIB="$LPCAPLIB -lnl"
     fi