--- configure.ac.orig	2016-01-15 20:28:52 UTC
+++ configure.ac
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ if test "x$kde" = "xdefault"; then
 fi
 if test "x$kde" = "xyes"; then
         AC_PROG_CXX
-        AC_PATH_KDE
         AC_DEFINE(WITH_KDE, 1, [Use KDE support])
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_KDE, test "x$kde" = "xyes")
@@ -245,7 +244,6 @@ case "$host" in
 esac
 
 # some extra flags
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DGTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
 CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions"
 
 AC_SUBST(CFLAGS)