diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2d00ea421..0eddd5380 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -953,7 +953,6 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(E, [$e_requires])
 requirements_e="\
 evas >= ${efl_version} \
 ecore >= ${efl_version} \
-ecore-x >= ${efl_version} \
 ecore-evas >= ${efl_version} \
 ecore-con >= ${efl_version} \
 ecore-ipc >= ${efl_version} \