diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a54af0f09d..7bef688161 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2870,11 +2870,6 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(OPENJPEG, [openjpeg library], openjpeg, [
     AG_GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES(OPENJPEG_2_1, libopenjp2 >= 2.1)
     if test x"$HAVE_OPENJPEG_2_1" = x"yes"; then
       AC_DEFINE([HAVE_OPENJPEG_2_1], 1, [Define if OpenJPEG 2.1 is used])
-        dnl include paths changed for v2.2
-        AG_GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES(OPENJPEG_2_2, libopenjp2 >= 2.2)
-        if test x"$HAVE_OPENJPEG_2_2" = x"yes"; then
-          AC_DEFINE([HAVE_OPENJPEG_2_2], 1, [Define if OpenJPEG 2.2 is used])
-        fi
     fi
   else
     # Fallback to v1.5
diff --git a/ext/openjpeg/gstopenjpeg.h b/ext/openjpeg/gstopenjpeg.h
index 52410a4f7a..f9ca74a2f7 100644
--- a/ext/openjpeg/gstopenjpeg.h
+++ b/ext/openjpeg/gstopenjpeg.h
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@
 #define OPJ_CPRL CPRL
 #else
 #include <stdio.h>
-# if defined(HAVE_OPENJPEG_2_2)
-#  include <openjpeg-2.2/openjpeg.h>
-# elif defined(HAVE_OPENJPEG_2_1)
-#  include <openjpeg-2.1/openjpeg.h>
+# if defined(HAVE_OPENJPEG_2_1)
+#  include <openjpeg.h>
 # else
 #  include <openjpeg-2.0/openjpeg.h>
 # endif
diff --git a/ext/openjpeg/meson.build b/ext/openjpeg/meson.build
index 0d97ebb9ee..14b858317d 100644
--- a/ext/openjpeg/meson.build
+++ b/ext/openjpeg/meson.build
@@ -6,21 +6,15 @@ openjpeg_sources = [
 
 openjpeg_cargs = []
 
-# Check for 2.2, 2.1, then 2.0
-openjpeg_dep = dependency('libopenjp2', version : '>=2.2', required : false)
+# Check for 2.1, then 2.0, then 1.5
+openjpeg_dep = dependency('libopenjp2', version : '>=2.1', required : false)
 if openjpeg_dep.found()
-  openjpeg_cargs += ['-DHAVE_OPENJPEG_2_2', '-DHAVE_OPENJPEG_2_1']
+  openjpeg_cargs += ['-DHAVE_OPENJPEG_2_1']
 else
-  openjpeg_dep = dependency('libopenjp2', version : '>=2.1', required : false)
-  if openjpeg_dep.found()
-    openjpeg_cargs += ['-DHAVE_OPENJPEG_2_1']
-  else
-    openjpeg_dep = dependency('libopenjp2', required : false)
-    # Fallback to 1.5
-    if not openjpeg_dep.found()
-      openjpeg_dep = dependency('libopenjpeg1', required : false)
-      openjpeg_cargs += ['-DHAVE_OPENJPEG_1']
-    endif
+  openjpeg_dep = dependency('libopenjp2', required : false)
+  if not openjpeg_dep.found()
+    openjpeg_dep = dependency('libopenjpeg1', required : false)
+    openjpeg_cargs += ['-DHAVE_OPENJPEG_1']
   endif
 endif