diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 515ae825362..e5574b6b054 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2806,9 +2806,6 @@ if test "${opsys}" != "mingw32"; then
 	 AC_DEFINE([GLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS], [1],
 	   [Define to 1 to disable Glib deprecation warnings.])
        fi
-       if test "$window_system" = pgtk; then
-	  GLIB_GSETTINGS
-       fi
     else
        check_gtk2=yes
        gtk3_pkg_errors="$GTK_PKG_ERRORS "