diff --git a/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-running-GDBus.c b/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-running-GDBus.c
index 42f9b7582408be53710ce54f7e60641accab5a1c..5cc7232449610e36abd957e5c16b4d0a9f58f6a6 100644
--- a/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-running-GDBus.c
+++ b/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-running-GDBus.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 #include <gio/gio.h>
 
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,26,0)
 static void
 on_name_appeared (GDBusConnection *connection,
                   const gchar     *name,
@@ -49,13 +48,11 @@ on_name_vanished (GDBusConnection *connection,
 {
 	g_print ("Name '%s' does not exist on the system bus => NM is not running\n", name);
 }
-#endif
 
 
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,26,0)
 	guint watcher_id;
 	GMainLoop *loop;
 	GBusNameWatcherFlags flags;
@@ -83,9 +80,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* Stop watching the name */
 	g_bus_unwatch_name (watcher_id);
-#else
-	g_print ("Sorry, you need at least GLib 2.26 for GDBus.\n");
-#endif
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-state-GDBus.c b/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-state-GDBus.c
index 22ff65b77a80a91fe7b767c139f6a8a7993d15a2..a3c5d8e131db7fd9a9741a26bbde551276382d27 100644
--- a/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-state-GDBus.c
+++ b/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-state-GDBus.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <NetworkManager.h>
 
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,26,0)
 static const char *
 nm_state_to_string (NMState state)
 {
@@ -82,13 +81,11 @@ on_signal (GDBusProxy *proxy,
 		g_print ("NetworkManager state is: (%d) %s\n", new_state, nm_state_to_string ((NMState) new_state));
 	}
 }
-#endif
 
 
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,26,0)
 	GMainLoop *loop;
 	GError *error = NULL;
 	GDBusProxyFlags flags;
@@ -129,9 +126,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 	g_main_loop_run (loop);
 
 	g_object_unref (proxy);
-#else
-	g_print ("Sorry, you need at least GLib 2.26 for GDBus.\n");
-#endif
 
 	return 0;
 }