diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 228a810..337cad3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 led-gen.hpp: ${srcdir}/parse_led.py
 	$(AM_V)@LEDGEN@ > $@
 
-phosphor_ledmanager_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) $(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS)
-phosphor_ledmanager_CFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) $(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS) $(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_CFLAGS)
+phosphor_ledmanager_LDFLAGS = $(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) $(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS)
+phosphor_ledmanager_CFLAGS =  $(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS) $(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_CFLAGS)
 
 SUBDIRS = test
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 83c45bd..51f6ad9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
 # Python
 AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.7], [AC_SUBST([PYTHON], [echo "$PYTHON"])], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find python-2.7 installed...python-2.7 is required])])
 
-# Checks for libraries.
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd >= 221])
-
 LT_INIT # Removes WARNING: unrecognized options: --with-libtool-sysroot
 # Check/set gtest specific functions.
 AX_PTHREAD([GTEST_CPPFLAGS="-DGTEST_HAS_PTHREAD=1"],[GTEST_CPPFLAGS="-DGTEST_HAS_PTHREAD=0"])
@@ -43,9 +40,8 @@
     AC_SUBST([OESDK_TESTCASE_FLAGS], [$testcase_flags])
 )
 
-# Checks for header files.
-AC_CHECK_HEADER(systemd/sd-bus.h, ,[AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find systemd/sd-bus.h...systemd developement package required])])
-AC_CHECK_HEADER(sdbusplus/server.hpp, ,[AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find sdbusplus/server.hpp...openbmc/sdbusplus package required])])
+# Checks for modules
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDBUSPLUS], [sdbusplus],, [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find sdbusplus...openbmc/sdbusplus package required])])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_LOGGING], [phosphor-logging],, [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find phosphor-logging...openbmc/phosphor-logging package required])])
 
 # Dbus service name