diff --git a/gio/tests/Makefile.am b/gio/tests/Makefile.am
index 89e75b878..db73a65b9 100644
--- a/gio/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/gio/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@ endif
 
 TEST_PROGS += gdbus-auth
 gdbus_auth_SOURCES = gdbus-auth.c gdbus-sessionbus.c gdbus-sessionbus.h gdbus-tests.h gdbus-tests.c
-gdbus_auth_CFLAGS = $(DBUS1_CFLAGS)
-gdbus_auth_LDADD = $(LDADD) $(DBUS1_LIBS)
+gdbus_auth_LDADD = $(LDADD)
 
 gdbus_bz627724_SOURCES = gdbus-bz627724.c gdbus-sessionbus.c gdbus-sessionbus.h gdbus-tests.h gdbus-tests.c
 
diff --git a/gio/tests/gdbus-auth.c b/gio/tests/gdbus-auth.c
index c34b982ef..0aba9ca69 100644
--- a/gio/tests/gdbus-auth.c
+++ b/gio/tests/gdbus-auth.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <dbus/dbus.h>
 
 #include "gdbus-tests.h"