diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index ef2c190bec..d37ffbd511 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-m4_include([m4macros/detectcflags.m4])
-m4_include([m4macros/pythondev.m4])
-m4_include([m4macros/gimpprint.m4])
 m4_include([m4macros/alsa.m4])
-m4_include([m4macros/gtk-doc.m4])
 m4_include([m4macros/binreloc.m4])
+m4_include([m4macros/detectcflags.m4])
+m4_include([m4macros/gimpprint.m4])
+m4_include([m4macros/pythondev.m4])
diff --git a/m4macros/Makefile.am b/m4macros/Makefile.am
index d3d0a120ef..c1ea8968fb 100644
--- a/m4macros/Makefile.am
+++ b/m4macros/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ uinstalled_m4 = \
 	binreloc.m4	\
 	detectcflags.m4	\
 	gimpprint.m4	\
-	gtk-doc.m4	\
 	pythondev.m4
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(installed_m4) $(uninstalled_m4)
diff --git a/m4macros/gtk-doc.m4 b/m4macros/gtk-doc.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index af73800bf2..0000000000
--- a/m4macros/gtk-doc.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-dnl -*- mode: autoconf -*-
-
-# serial 1
-
-dnl Usage:
-dnl   GTK_DOC_CHECK([minimum-gtk-doc-version])
-AC_DEFUN([GTK_DOC_CHECK],
-[
-  AC_BEFORE([AC_PROG_LIBTOOL],[$0])dnl setup libtool first
-  AC_BEFORE([AM_PROG_LIBTOOL],[$0])dnl setup libtool first
-  dnl for overriding the documentation installation directory
-  AC_ARG_WITH(html-dir,
-    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-html-dir=PATH], [path to installed docs]),,
-    [with_html_dir='${datadir}/gtk-doc/html'])
-  HTML_DIR="$with_html_dir"
-  AC_SUBST(HTML_DIR)
-
-  dnl enable/disable documentation building
-  AC_ARG_ENABLE(gtk-doc,
-    AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-gtk-doc],
-                   [use gtk-doc to build documentation [default=no]]),,
-    enable_gtk_doc=no)
-
-  have_gtk_doc=no
-  if test x$enable_gtk_doc = xyes; then
-    if test -z "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-      AC_PATH_PROG(PKG_CONFIG, pkg-config, no)
-    fi
-    if test "$PKG_CONFIG" != "no" && $PKG_CONFIG --exists gtk-doc; then
-      have_gtk_doc=yes
-    fi
-
-  dnl do we want to do a version check?
-ifelse([$1],[],,
-    [gtk_doc_min_version=$1
-    if test "$have_gtk_doc" = yes; then
-      AC_MSG_CHECKING([gtk-doc version >= $gtk_doc_min_version])
-      if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-version $gtk_doc_min_version gtk-doc; then
-        AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-      else
-        AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-        have_gtk_doc=no
-      fi
-    fi
-])
-    if test "$have_gtk_doc" != yes; then
-      enable_gtk_doc=no
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_GTK_DOC, test x$enable_gtk_doc = xyes)
-  AM_CONDITIONAL(GTK_DOC_USE_LIBTOOL, test -n "$LIBTOOL")
-])