+diff --git a/configure.ac.orig b/configure.ac
+index 38ebdd1..71b13db 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -1932,14 +1932,7 @@ WARNING: libmypaint lower than version 1.4.0 is known to crash when
+ parsing MyPaint 2 brushes. Please update."
+ ])
+
+-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(MYPAINT_BRUSHES, mypaint-brushes-1.0,,
+- [add_deps_error([mypaint-brushes-1.0])])
+-
+-if test "x$enable_relocatable_bundle" != xno; then
+- mypaint_brushes_dir='${gimp_installation_dir}/share/mypaint-data/1.0/brushes'
+-else
+- mypaint_brushes_dir=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=brushesdir mypaint-brushes-1.0`
+-fi
++mypaint_brushes_dir=//not/used/by/pygimp
+ AC_SUBST(mypaint_brushes_dir)
+
+