--- a/libs/ardouralsautil/wscript
+++ b/libs/ardouralsautil/wscript
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 def configure(conf):
     if re.search ("linux", sys.platform) != None and Options.options.dist_target != 'mingw':
-        autowaf.check_pkg(conf, 'alsa', uselib_store='ALSA')
         autowaf.check_pkg(conf, 'dbus-1', uselib_store='DBUS', mandatory = False)
 
 def build(bld):
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -1159,8 +1159,6 @@
               okmsg = 'ok',
               errmsg = 'too old\nPlease install boost version 1.56 or higher.')
 
-    if re.search ("linux", sys.platform) is not None and Options.options.dist_target != 'mingw':
-        autowaf.check_pkg(conf, 'alsa', uselib_store='ALSA')
 
     if re.search ("linux", sys.platform) is not None and Options.options.dist_target != 'mingw':
         autowaf.check_pkg(conf, 'libpulse', uselib_store='PULSEAUDIO', mandatory=False)
@@ -1395,8 +1393,6 @@
         if conf.is_defined('HAVE_PULSEAUDIO'):
             backends += ['pulseaudio']
 
-        if re.search ("linux", sys.platform) is not None and Options.options.dist_target != 'mingw':
-            backends += ['alsa']
         if sys.platform == 'darwin':
             backends += ['coreaudio']
         if Options.options.dist_target == 'mingw':