diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fe12135b82..490ae766a0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-10-03  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
+
+	* configure.in: removed custom error message from checks for babl
+	and GEGL. The default error message is a lot more helpful.
+
 2008-10-02  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* app/tools/gimpgegltool.c (gimp_gegl_tool_operation_blacklisted):
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5c41cb0aa3..7f3b09a076 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -437,13 +437,8 @@ AC_SUBST(ISO_CODES_LOCALEDIR)
 # Checks for required libraries
 ###############################
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(BABL, babl >= babl_required_version, :,
-  AC_MSG_ERROR([Test for babl failed. Please get it from http://gegl.org/]))
-
-
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GEGL, gegl >= gegl_required_version, :,
-  AC_MSG_ERROR([Test for GEGL failed. Please get it from http://gegl.org/]))
-
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(BABL, babl >= babl_required_version)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GEGL, gegl >= gegl_required_version)
 
 AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0(glib_required_version, :,
   AC_MSG_ERROR(Test for GLIB failed. See the file 'INSTALL' for help.),