diff --git a/m4/moo-debug.m4 b/m4/moo-debug.m4
index 4245146e..11cf5172 100644
--- a/m4/moo-debug.m4
+++ b/m4/moo-debug.m4
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([_MOO_AC_CHECK_COMPILER_OPTIONS],[
 #
 AC_DEFUN_ONCE([MOO_AC_DEBUG],[
 
-AC_REQUIRE([MOO_PKG_CHECK_GTK_VERSIONS])
-
 MOO_DEBUG="no"
 MOO_DEBUG_CFLAGS=