diff --git a/srcpkgs/libnotify/template b/srcpkgs/libnotify/template
index 2eaa15d4d55..b8aaad89110 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libnotify/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libnotify/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static $(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config glib-devel $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
-makedepends="libglib-devel libpng-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel"
+makedepends="libglib-devel libpng-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel gtk+3-devel"
 short_desc="Desktop notification library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://library.gnome.org/devel/notification-spec/"
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default="gir"
 fi
 
-pre_configure() {
-	# Avoid gtk+3 dependency, it's only required for tests.
-	sed -e 's,^tests_modules.*,tests_modules="glib-2.0",g' -i configure
-	sed -e '/SUBDIRS =.*/s/tests//g' -i Makefile.in
-}
-
 libnotify-devel_package() {
 	depends="${makedepends} ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"