diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b7ad739cefd..a413fd9d7ce 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3992,10 +3992,10 @@ EOF
 			OPENGL_LIBS="-framework OpenGL"
 			;;
 		mingw*)
-			OPENGL_LIBS="-lopengl32 -lglu32"
+			OPENGL_LIBS="-lopengl32"
 			;;
 		*)
-			OPENGL_LIBS="-lGL -lGLU"
+			OPENGL_LIBS="-lGL"
 			;;
 		esac
 		if cc_check_no_clean $DEFINES $OPENGL_CFLAGS $OPENGL_LIBS
diff --git a/dists/xcode/residualvm.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/dists/xcode/residualvm.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 156c074f002..89b40b11ff8 100644
--- a/dists/xcode/residualvm.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/dists/xcode/residualvm.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -1004,7 +1004,6 @@
 					"-lSDLmain",
 					"-lSDL",
 					"-lGL",
-					"-lGLU",
 					"-dylib_file",
 					"/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGL.dylib:/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGL.dylib",
 					"-Wl,-framework,Cocoa",
@@ -1047,7 +1046,6 @@
 					"-lSDLmain",
 					"-lSDL",
 					"-lGL",
-					"-lGLU",
 					"-dylib_file",
 					"/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGL.dylib:/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGL.dylib",
 					"-Wl,-framework,Cocoa",
diff --git a/engines/grim/gfx_opengl.h b/engines/grim/gfx_opengl.h
index c5cd711777e..c3a9981f73e 100644
--- a/engines/grim/gfx_opengl.h
+++ b/engines/grim/gfx_opengl.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #undef ARRAYSIZE
 #else
 #include <GL/gl.h>
-#include <GL/glu.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace Grim {
diff --git a/graphics/opengles2/system_headers.h b/graphics/opengles2/system_headers.h
index 95d6a25ff65..7e5cc4caf61 100644
--- a/graphics/opengles2/system_headers.h
+++ b/graphics/opengles2/system_headers.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include <SDL_opengl.h>
 #else
 #include <GL/gl.h>
-#include <GL/glu.h>
 #endif
 
 #endif