diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fb9fbbb6..7ccf9964 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -131,19 +131,11 @@ AS_IF([test "x$PTHREAD_CC" != x], [ CC="$PTHREAD_CC" ])
 
 ### Check for libmesode, fall back to libstrophe
 ### TODO libmesode support will be removed in the future, rewrite this section
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libmesode], [libmesode >= 0.9.3],
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libmesode], [libmesode >= 0.10.0],
     [LIBS="$libmesode_LIBS $LIBS" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $libmesode_CFLAGS" XMPP_LIB="libmesode" AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBMESODE], [1], [libmesode])],
-    [PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libstrophe], [libstrophe >= 0.9.3],
+    [PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libstrophe], [libstrophe >= 0.10.0],
         [LIBS="$libstrophe_LIBS $LIBS" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $libstrophe_CFLAGS" XMPP_LIB="libstrophe" AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBSTROPHE], [1], [libstrophe])],
         [XMPP_LIB=""])])
-if test "x$XMPP_LIB" = x; then
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libmesode], [libmesode >= 0.9.2],
-        [LIBS="$libmesode_LIBS $LIBS" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $libmesode_CFLAGS" XMPP_LIB="libmesode" AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBMESODE], [1], [libmesode])],
-        [PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libstrophe], [libstrophe >= 0.9.2],
-            [LIBS="$libstrophe_LIBS $LIBS" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $libstrophe_CFLAGS" XMPP_LIB="libstrophe" AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBSTROPHE], [1], [libstrophe])],
-            [AC_MSG_ERROR([libstrophe-0.9.2 or later is required for profanity])])])
-    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBSTROPHE_LT_0_9_3], [1], [Old libstrophe is present])
-fi
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether ${XMPP_LIB} works])
 AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
diff --git a/src/xmpp/connection.c b/src/xmpp/connection.c
index ace28255..0bcab020 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/connection.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/connection.c
@@ -193,13 +193,7 @@ connection_connect(const char* const jid, const char* const passwd, const char*
     }
 
     if (auth_policy && (g_strcmp0(auth_policy, "legacy") == 0)) {
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBSTROPHE_LT_0_9_3
-        log_warning("Legacy authentication is requested, but it hasn't been "
-                    "built. Update libstrophe and rebuild Profanity.");
-        cons_show("Legacy authentication is requested, but it hasn't been built.");
-#else
         flags |= XMPP_CONN_FLAG_LEGACY_AUTH;
-#endif /* HAVE_LIBSTROPHE_LT_0_9_3 */
     }
 
     xmpp_conn_set_flags(conn.xmpp_conn, flags);
@@ -215,9 +209,7 @@ connection_connect(const char* const jid, const char* const passwd, const char*
         LOG_FLAG_IF_SET(XMPP_CONN_FLAG_TRUST_TLS);
         LOG_FLAG_IF_SET(XMPP_CONN_FLAG_DISABLE_TLS);
         LOG_FLAG_IF_SET(XMPP_CONN_FLAG_LEGACY_SSL);
-#ifndef HAVE_LIBSTROPHE_LT_0_9_3
         LOG_FLAG_IF_SET(XMPP_CONN_FLAG_LEGACY_AUTH);
-#endif /* HAVE_LIBSTROPHE_LT_0_9_3 */
 #undef LOG_FLAG_IF_SET
     }