diff --git a/wmmisc/Makefile.am b/wmmisc/Makefile.am
index 3760730..e4c3e24 100644
--- a/wmmisc/Makefile.am
+++ b/wmmisc/Makefile.am
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ wmmisc_SOURCES = src/dockapp_draw.c src/dockapp_draw.h \
 	src/dockapp_utils.c src/dockapp_utils.h \
 	src/wmmisc-master.xpm
 
-AM_CFLAGS = $(X11_CFLAGS) $(XEXT_CFLAGS) $(XPM_CFLAGS) $(DOCKAPP_CFLAGS)
-LIBS += $(X11_LIBS) $(XEXT_LIBS) $(XPM_LIBS) $(DOCKAPP_LIBS)
+AM_CFLAGS = $(DOCKAPP_CFLAGS)
+LIBS += $(DOCKAPP_LIBS)
diff --git a/wmmisc/configure.ac b/wmmisc/configure.ac
index 992c7f7..fd576a8 100644
--- a/wmmisc/configure.ac
+++ b/wmmisc/configure.ac
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([nearbyintf], [m], [], [
   AC_MSG_ERROR([unable to find the nearbyintf() function])
 ])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([X11], [x11])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([XEXT], [xext])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([XPM], [xpm])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([DOCKAPP], [dockapp])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT