diff --git a/js/ui/altTab.js b/js/ui/altTab.js
index fefa3b410..7ba530179 100644
--- a/js/ui/altTab.js
+++ b/js/ui/altTab.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* -*- mode: js2; js2-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
 
-const Big = imports.gi.Big;
 const Clutter = imports.gi.Clutter;
 const Gdk = imports.gi.Gdk;
 const Lang = imports.lang;
diff --git a/js/ui/overview.js b/js/ui/overview.js
index 92f377a79..350ba2b23 100644
--- a/js/ui/overview.js
+++ b/js/ui/overview.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* -*- mode: js2; js2-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
 
-const Big = imports.gi.Big;
 const Clutter = imports.gi.Clutter;
 const Gio = imports.gi.Gio;
 const Gtk = imports.gi.Gtk;
diff --git a/js/ui/runDialog.js b/js/ui/runDialog.js
index 14edc726e..1139dbcb6 100644
--- a/js/ui/runDialog.js
+++ b/js/ui/runDialog.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* -*- mode: js2; js2-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
 
-const Big = imports.gi.Big;
 const Clutter = imports.gi.Clutter;
 const Gio = imports.gi.Gio;
 const GLib = imports.gi.GLib;
diff --git a/js/ui/workspace.js b/js/ui/workspace.js
index a1a3d2ba6..63a0ba842 100644
--- a/js/ui/workspace.js
+++ b/js/ui/workspace.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* -*- mode: js2; js2-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
 
-const Big = imports.gi.Big;
 const Clutter = imports.gi.Clutter;
 const GdkPixbuf = imports.gi.GdkPixbuf;
 const Gdk = imports.gi.Gdk;
diff --git a/js/ui/workspacesView.js b/js/ui/workspacesView.js
index 36be82c24..80081df1d 100644
--- a/js/ui/workspacesView.js
+++ b/js/ui/workspacesView.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* -*- mode: js2; js2-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
 
-const Big = imports.gi.Big;
 const Clutter = imports.gi.Clutter;
 const GdkPixbuf = imports.gi.GdkPixbuf;
 const Gdk = imports.gi.Gdk;
diff --git a/src/Makefile-st.am b/src/Makefile-st.am
index d4aae9536..c9428d168 100644
--- a/src/Makefile-st.am
+++ b/src/Makefile-st.am
@@ -159,6 +159,6 @@ libst_1_0_la_LDFLAGS = $(LDADD)
 noinst_PROGRAMS += test-theme
 
 test_theme_CPPFLAGS = $(st_cflags)
-test_theme_LDADD = libst-1.0.la libbig-1.0.la
+test_theme_LDADD = libst-1.0.la
 
 test_theme_SOURCES = st/test-theme.c
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 4997c2ea2..0964440ac 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ St-1.0.gir: $(mutter) $(G_IR_SCANNER) libst-1.0.la Makefile
 		--add-include-path=$(builddir)     				\
 	        --libtool="$(LIBTOOL)"						\
 	        --library=libst-1.0.la						\
-	        --library=libbig-1.0.la						\
 	        -DST_COMPILATION						\
 	        $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(st_source_h))				\
 	        $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(st_source_c))				\
diff --git a/src/st/st-widget.c b/src/st/st-widget.c
index 75da099fc..bc4870abf 100644
--- a/src/st/st-widget.c
+++ b/src/st/st-widget.c
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
 #include "st-theme-context.h"
 #include "st-tooltip.h"
 
-#include <big/rectangle.h>
-
 /*
  * Forward declaration for sake of StWidgetChild
  */