--- ./lib/configure.orig	2011-07-09 10:12:02.000000000 +0000
+++ ./lib/configure	2011-10-23 14:15:34.560609051 +0000
@@ -15135,7 +15135,7 @@
 # Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 
 # Checks for library functions.
-DEP_MODULES="gtk+-2.0 >= 2.6 glib-2.0 >= 2.8 zlib libxml-2.0 >= 2.5"
+DEP_MODULES="gtk+-2.0 >= 2.6 glib-2.0 >= 2.8 libxml-2.0 >= 2.5"
 
 
 
