diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b74b5ae..d8fa22f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -694,12 +694,6 @@ updatesrc:
 		echo 'pkg-config error detected $(shell pkg-config --cflags $(LIBS))';\
 		exit 1;\
 	fi;  
-	$(Q)if [ "$(HAVE_GTKSOURCEVIEW)" = "1" ]; then \
-		if [[ "$(TEST_SRCVIEW_VER)" < "2.4.1" ]]; then \
-		echo 'ERROR: gtksourceview package is too old ($(shell pkg-config --modversion gtksourceview-2.0))!';\
-		exit 1;\
-		fi;\
-	fi;
 	$(Q)echo 'Configuration: GNOME_VFS=$(HAVE_GNOME_VFS);GTKSOURCEVIEW=$(HAVE_GTKSOURCEVIEW);DEBUG=$(DEBUG);PROFILE=$(PROFILE);BYTE_ORDER=$(BYTE_ORDER);PLATFORM=$(PLATFORM)' 
 	$(Q)$(SED) 's/^Version:.*/Version:        $(VERSION)/' ./docs/notecase.spec
 	$(Q)$(SED) 's/^Source:.*/Source:         $(archive)_src.tar.gz/' ./docs/notecase.spec