diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a69d32f..f4ca635 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ xdgmenumaker currently supports generating menus for:
 **xdgmenumaker** requires:
 * Python 3.x
 * pyxdg
-* pygobject and gobject-instrospection
 * Pillow (optional)
 
 
diff --git a/man/xdgmenumaker.t2t b/man/xdgmenumaker.t2t
index b5c732b..6fe1c5e 100644
--- a/man/xdgmenumaker.t2t
+++ b/man/xdgmenumaker.t2t
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ according to the running user locale settings.
 - windowmaker
 
 
-**xdgmenumaker** requires //Python 3.x//, //pygobject// and
-//gobject-instrospection//, as well as //pyxdg//. //Pillow// is an optional
-dependency (used by the **--max-icon-size** option).
+**xdgmenumaker** requires //Python 3.x//, as well as //pyxdg//.
+//Pillow// is an optional dependency (used by the **--max-icon-size** option).
 
 
 = OPTIONS =
diff --git a/src/xdgmenumaker b/src/xdgmenumaker
index 8060a21..e4430a9 100755
--- a/src/xdgmenumaker
+++ b/src/xdgmenumaker
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ from operator import attrgetter
 
 import configparser as cp
 
-# Load the gtk compatibility layer
-from gi import pygtkcompat
-pygtkcompat.enable()
-pygtkcompat.enable_gtk(version='3.0')
-import gtk
 
 seticon = False
 iconsize = 16