diff -up ./configure.ac.orig ./configure.ac
--- ./configure.ac.orig	2014-09-29 22:23:29.902349561 +0300
+++ ./configure.ac	2014-09-29 22:23:44.504780576 +0300
@@ -22,25 +22,6 @@ AX_PYTHON_MODULE([PIL],[needed])
 AX_PYTHON_MODULE([reportlab],[needed])
 AX_PYTHON_MODULE([gobject],[needed])
 
-dnl == Introspection Dependencies ==
-
-PYTHON_GI_MODULES="Gtk GooCanvas"
-
-for i in $PYTHON_GI_MODULES;
-do
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(gobject introspection module $i)
-$PYTHON -c "from gi.repository import $i" 2>/dev/null;
-
-if test $? -eq 0;
-then
-	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-else
-	AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	AC_MSG_ERROR(failed to find required GObject Introspection module $i)
-	exit 1
-fi
-done
-
 dnl == i18n ==
 GETTEXT_PACKAGE=ocrfeeder
 AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)