diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8158e3c..e21721e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -125,12 +125,6 @@ if have_systemd257 == false
   endif
 else
     have_systemd = true
-    # check if we have functions from 258 already
-    if cc.has_function('sd_varlink_server_listen_name',
-                       prefix: '#include <systemd/sd-varlink.h>',
-		       dependencies: [libsystemd])
-      conf.set('HAVE_SD_VARLINK_SERVER_LISTEN_NAME', 1)
-    endif
 endif
 conf.set10('HAVE_SYSTEMD', have_systemd)