diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index e0907e3..a34990a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -167,11 +167,6 @@ fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT($amd64)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_AMD64, test x$amd64 = xyes)
 
-
-
-# FIXME: fill in requirements for pc.in - but only ft2 has a pc file!
-requirements="freetype2"
-
 # check for freetype
 AC_ARG_WITH(freetype-config, [  --with-freetype-config=FREETYPE_CONFIG    use freetype-config specified ],
 [ FREETYPE_CONFIG=$withval;
@@ -594,10 +589,6 @@ fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_ID3_LOADER, test "$id3_ok" = yes)
 AC_SUBST(ID3LIBS)
 
-
-
-AC_SUBST(requirements)
-
 AC_OUTPUT([
 Makefile
 imlib2.pc
diff --git a/imlib2.pc.in b/imlib2.pc.in
index 6d4e81c..089eb0f 100644
--- a/imlib2.pc.in
+++ b/imlib2.pc.in
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 
 Name: imlib2
 Description: Powerful image loading and rendering library
-Requires: @requirements@
 Version: @VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lImlib2
 Cflags: -I${includedir}