diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 9b4b38c3..a91c1f9a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -111,19 +111,6 @@ if test "x$prefix" != "xNONE"; then
 	perl_prefix_note=yes
 fi
 
-AC_ARG_WITH(glib2,
-[  --with-glib2            Use GLIB 2.0 instead of 1.2],
-	if test x$withval = xyes; then
-		want_glib2=yes
-	else
-		if test "x$withval" = xno; then
-			want_glib2=no
-		else
-			want_glib2=yes
-		fi
-	fi,
-	want_glib2=yes)
-
 AC_ARG_WITH(gc,
 [  --with-gc               Use garbage collector, requires GLIB2],
 	if test x$withval = xyes; then
@@ -401,13 +388,8 @@ AC_DEFUN(AC_CHECK_GLIBDIR,[
 AC_CHECK_GLIBDIR
 
 if test -z "$GLIB_DIR"; then
-  if test "x$with_glib2" = "xyes"; then
-    dnl * check only for glib2
-    checks="3 4"
-  else
-    dnl * check glib1 then glib2
-    checks="1 2 3 4"
-  fi
+  dnl * check glib1 then glib2
+  checks="3 4 1 2"
 
   for try in $checks; do
     glib_config_args=