diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 395e24a444..b04f85b8b7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4066,11 +4066,8 @@ EFL_ADD_FEATURE([EDJE], [lua-old])
 
 if test "${want_lua_old}" = "yes"; then
    EFL_CHECK_LUA_OLD([EDJE])
-   EFL_CHECK_LUA_OLD([EVAS])
 else
    EFL_DEPEND_PKG([EDJE], [LUAJIT], [luajit >= 2.0.0])
-   EFL_DEPEND_PKG([EVAS], [LUAJIT], [luajit >= 2.0.0])
-   EFL_DEPEND_PKG([EVAS_CXX], [LUAJIT], [luajit >= 2.0.0])
 fi
 
 EFL_ADD_LIBS([EDJE], [-lm])