diff --git a/awesomeConfig.cmake b/awesomeConfig.cmake
index 54438f88c..2dc73b201 100644
--- a/awesomeConfig.cmake
+++ b/awesomeConfig.cmake
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ pkg_check_modules(AWESOME_REQUIRED REQUIRED
     xcb-util>=0.3.8
     xcb-keysyms>=0.3.4
     xcb-icccm>=0.3.8
-    xcb-image>=0.3.0
     cairo-xcb
     libstartup-notification-1.0>=0.10
     xproto>=7.0.15
diff --git a/objects/client.c b/objects/client.c
index 63e90836b..bdbcaaeb6 100644
--- a/objects/client.c
+++ b/objects/client.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <xcb/xcb_atom.h>
-#include <xcb/xcb_image.h>
 #include <xcb/shape.h>
 #include <cairo-xcb.h>