diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index af005637d..8c8b686c6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING([gudev])
 if test x$with_gudev = xno ; then
   AC_MSG_RESULT([disabled])
 else
-  if $PKG_CONFIG --exists gudev-1.0; then
+  if $PKG_CONFIG --exists "gudev-1.0 >= 232"; then
     have_gudev=yes
     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-    MUTTER_PC_MODULES="$MUTTER_PC_MODULES gudev-1.0"
+    MUTTER_PC_MODULES="$MUTTER_PC_MODULES gudev-1.0 >= 232"
     AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBGUDEV], 1, [Building with gudev for device type detection])
   else
     AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.c b/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.c
index 90b4b98ba..eb35f88be 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.c
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@
 
 #define DRM_CARD_UDEV_DEVICE_TYPE "drm_minor"
 
-G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(GUdevDevice, g_object_unref)
-G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(GUdevClient, g_object_unref)
-G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(GUdevEnumerator, g_object_unref)
-
 struct _MetaLauncher
 {
   Login1Session *session_proxy;