diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 65980d95f..811ffb849 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ AC_SEARCH_LIBS([ModPlug_Load], [modplug], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't LÖVE without
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([mpg123_open_feed], [mpg123], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't LÖVE without Mpg123]))
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([mpg123_seek_64], [mpg123], AC_SUBST([FILE_OFFSET],[-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64]), AC_SUBST([FILE_OFFSET],[]))
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([ov_open], [vorbisfile], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't LÖVE without VorbisFile]))
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS([FLAC__metadata_chain_new], [FLAC++], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't LÖVE without FLAC++]))
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 	Makefile
 	src/Makefile
diff --git a/platform/unix/debian b/platform/unix/debian
index 4d633b233..0e2cbe486 100644
--- a/platform/unix/debian
+++ b/platform/unix/debian
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Section: games
 Priority: optional
 Architecture: %ARCHITECTURE%
 Essential: no
-Depends: libdevil1c2, libfreetype6, libgl1-mesa-glx, liblua5.1-0, libphysfs-1.0-0, libsdl1.2debian, libopenal1, libogg0, libvorbis0a, libvorbisfile3, libflac8, libflac++6, libmodplug0c2, libmpg123-0
+Depends: libdevil1c2, libfreetype6, libgl1-mesa-glx, liblua5.1-0, libphysfs-1.0-0, libsdl1.2debian, libopenal1, libogg0, libvorbis0a, libvorbisfile3, libmodplug0c2, libmpg123-0
 Installed-Size: %INSTALLSIZE%
 Maintainer: Bart van Strien [bart.bes@gmail.com]
 Provides: love
diff --git a/platform/unix/get-libs b/platform/unix/get-libs
index b88808e0b..91d108066 100644
--- a/platform/unix/get-libs
+++ b/platform/unix/get-libs
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ sudo apt-get -y install subversion build-essential automake autoconf libtool \
 liblua5.1-dev libopenal-dev libsdl1.2-dev libfreetype6-dev \
 libphysfs-dev libdevil-dev libtiff4-dev libmng-dev \
 liblcms1-dev ftp-upload libmpg123-dev libmodplug-dev libpng12-dev \
-libvorbis-dev libflac-dev libflac++-dev
+libvorbis-dev