diff --git a/waftools/checks/custom.py b/waftools/checks/custom.py
index 36b6822bee..a2b4971cd2 100644
--- a/waftools/checks/custom.py
+++ b/waftools/checks/custom.py
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ def check_rpi(ctx, dependency_identifier):
     checks = [
         check_pkg_config('bcm_host', uselib_store='bcm_host'),
         check_pkg_config('egl'),
-        check_pkg_config('glesv2'),
         check_cc(lib=['mmal_core', 'mmal_util', 'mmal_vc_client'], use=['bcm_host']),
     ]
 
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 7270bf4644..a24d4852f2 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -610,16 +610,13 @@ video_output_features = [
         'desc': 'OpenGL X11 EGL Backend',
         'deps': [ 'x11' ],
         'groups': [ 'gl' ],
-        'func': check_pkg_config('egl', 'gl'),
+        'func': check_pkg_config('egl'),
     } , {
         'name': '--egl-drm',
         'desc': 'OpenGL DRM EGL Backend',
         'deps': [ 'drm', 'gbm' ],
         'groups': [ 'gl' ],
-        'func': compose_checks(
-            check_pkg_config('egl'),
-            check_pkg_config_cflags('gl')
-        )
+        'func': check_pkg_config('egl'),
     } , {
         'name': '--gl-wayland',
         'desc': 'OpenGL Wayland Backend',
@@ -743,7 +740,6 @@ video_output_features = [
         'deps': ['libdl'],
         'func': compose_checks(
             check_cc(lib="EGL"),
-            check_cc(lib="GLESv2"),
             check_statement('EGL/fbdev_window.h', 'struct fbdev_window test'),
             check_statement('linux/fb.h', 'struct fb_var_screeninfo test'),
         ),