diff --git a/kstars/configure.in.in b/kstars/configure.in.in
index f5fad3c4..47982f44 100644
--- a/kstars/configure.in.in
+++ b/kstars/configure.in.in
@@ -88,17 +88,6 @@ case "$target" in
 	                [have_v4l2=false],
 		        [#include <sys/time.h>
 		         #include <linux/videodev2.h>])
-          if test x$have_v4l2 = xfalse; then
-            unset ac_cv_type_struct_v4l2_buffer
-	    AC_CHECK_TYPE([struct v4l2_buffer], 
-                          [have_v4l2=true],
-	                  [have_v4l2=false],
-		          [#include <sys/time.h>
-		           #include <linux/videodev.h>])
-	    if test x$have_v4l2 = xtrue; then
-	      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LINUX_ALTERNATE_VIDEODEV_H, 1, [Define to 1 if you have the <linux/videodev.h> header file.])
-	    fi
-          fi
 	 if test x$have_v4l2 = xfalse; then
 	    KERNEL_VERSION=`uname -r`
 	    AC_CHECK_FILE(/lib/modules/$KERNEL_VERSION/build/include/linux/videodev2.h,
diff --git a/kstars/kstars/indi/webcam/v4l1_base.h b/kstars/kstars/indi/webcam/v4l1_base.h
index 60586104..7a7c93f9 100644
--- a/kstars/kstars/indi/webcam/v4l1_base.h
+++ b/kstars/kstars/indi/webcam/v4l1_base.h
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_ALTERNATE_VIDEODEV_H
 #include "videodev.h"
-#else
-#include "videodev2.h"
-#endif
 #include "../eventloop.h"
 
 class V4L1_Base
diff --git a/kstars/kstars/indi/webcam/v4l1_pwc.h b/kstars/kstars/indi/webcam/v4l1_pwc.h
index 84fccf6a..3790daa2 100644
--- a/kstars/kstars/indi/webcam/v4l1_pwc.h
+++ b/kstars/kstars/indi/webcam/v4l1_pwc.h
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_ALTERNATE_VIDEODEV_H
 #include "videodev.h"
-#else
-#include "videodev2.h"
-#endif
 #include "v4l1_base.h"
 
 class V4L1_PWC : public V4L1_Base