diff --git a/daemon/configure.ac b/daemon/configure.ac
index 7c3efee0380383225e202405b14fead287a04b4c..d21d20e2bc7c44e578af4eb7a4189c5b36fe84c8 100644
--- a/daemon/configure.ac
+++ b/daemon/configure.ac
@@ -150,10 +150,6 @@ AC_SUBST(CONTRIB_DIR)
 dnl Check for pjproject
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PJPROJECT, libpjproject,, AC_MSG_ERROR([Missing pjproject files]))
 
-dnl Check for uuid development package - name: uuid-dev
-UUID_MIN_VERSION=1.0
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(UUID, uuid >= ${UUID_MIN_VERSION}, HAVE_UUID=true, HAVE_UUID=false);
-
 
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([yaml_parser_initialize], [yaml], [AC_SUBST(YAML_LIBS, -lyaml)], [
        AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to find yaml development files])])
diff --git a/daemon/src/Makefile.am b/daemon/src/Makefile.am
index 4a4db89f658de54e297303069d9881fda583fe35..abd01f67406cd430513b4fba5454a763997e6d63 100644
--- a/daemon/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/daemon/src/Makefile.am
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ libsflphone_la_LDFLAGS = \
 		@SAMPLERATE_LIBS@ \
 		@SNDFILE_LIBS@ \
 		$(TLS_LIB) \
-		@UUID_LIBS@ \
 		@YAML_LIBS@
 
 libsflphone_la_CFLAGS = \
@@ -62,8 +61,7 @@ libsflphone_la_CFLAGS = \
 		@ALSA_CFLAGS@ \
 		@PULSEAUDIO_CFLAGS@ \
 		@SAMPLERATE_CFLAGS@ \
-		$(TLS_CFLAGS) \
-		@UUID_CFLAGS@
+		$(TLS_CFLAGS)
 
 libsflphone_la_SOURCES = conference.cpp \
 		account_factory.cpp \