diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9d1a067f8b..bfdc249935 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1834,7 +1834,6 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(OPENCV, [opencv plugins], opencv, [
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS([opencv2/bgsegm.hpp \
                       opencv2/calib3d.hpp \
                       opencv2/core.hpp \
-                      opencv2/imgcodecs/imgcodecs_c.h \
                       opencv2/imgproc.hpp \
                       opencv2/objdetect.hpp \
                       opencv2/opencv.hpp \
@@ -1860,10 +1859,6 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(OPENCV, [opencv plugins], opencv, [
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS([opencv2/bgsegm.hpp \
                       opencv2/calib3d.hpp \
                       opencv2/core.hpp \
-                      opencv2/imgcodecs/legacy/constants_c.h \
-                      opencv2/imgproc/imgproc_c.h \
-                      opencv2/core/types_c.h \
-                      opencv2/core/core_c.h \
                       opencv2/imgproc.hpp \
                       opencv2/objdetect.hpp \
                       opencv2/opencv.hpp \
diff --git a/ext/opencv/meson.build b/ext/opencv/meson.build
index 4cb6affa30..d0ce1d3ee5 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/meson.build
+++ b/ext/opencv/meson.build
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ libopencv_headers = [
   'opencv2/bgsegm.hpp',
   'opencv2/calib3d.hpp',
   'opencv2/core.hpp',
-  'opencv2/imgcodecs/imgcodecs_c.h',
   'opencv2/imgproc.hpp',
   'opencv2/objdetect.hpp',
   'opencv2/opencv.hpp',
@@ -47,10 +46,6 @@ libopencv4_headers = [
   'opencv4/opencv2/bgsegm.hpp',
   'opencv4/opencv2/calib3d.hpp',
   'opencv4/opencv2/core.hpp',
-  'opencv4/opencv2/imgcodecs/legacy/constants_c.h',
-  'opencv4/opencv2/imgproc/imgproc_c.h',
-  'opencv4/opencv2/core/types_c.h',
-  'opencv4/opencv2/core/core_c.h',
   'opencv4/opencv2/imgproc.hpp',
   'opencv4/opencv2/objdetect.hpp',
   'opencv4/opencv2/opencv.hpp',