diff --git a/config/CMakeChecks.txt b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
index 5ff961a6..ed3af731 100644
--- a/config/CMakeChecks.txt
+++ b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_COMMERCIAL )
 
 # checking for Header files
 check_include_file( "inttypes.h" have_inttypes_h )
-check_include_file( "malloc.h" HAVE_MALLOC_H )
 check_include_file( "memory.h" HAVE_MEMORY_H )
 check_include_file( "stdbool.h" HAVE_STDBOOL_H )
 check_include_file( "stdint.h" HAVE_STDINT_H )
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ check_include_file( "sys/mman.h" HAVE_SYS_MMAN_H )
 check_include_file( "process.h" HAVE_PROCESS_H )
 check_include_file( "regex.h" HAVE_REGEX )
 
-check_function_exists( malloc HAVE_MALLOC )
 check_function_exists( memset HAVE_MEMSET )
 check_function_exists( mmap HAVE_MMAP )
 check_function_exists( munmap HAVE_MUNMAP )
@@ -127,8 +125,7 @@ IF( NOT MSVC )
     SET( HAVE_PID_T TRUE )
 ENDIF( NOT MSVC )
 
-SET( EXV_SYMBOLS HAVE_MALLOC_H
-                 HAVE_MEMORY_H
+SET( EXV_SYMBOLS HAVE_MEMORY_H
                  HAVE_MEMSET
                  HAVE_MMAP
                  HAVE_MUNMAP
diff --git a/config/config.h.cmake b/config/config.h.cmake
index 6e49fe98..d863e00d 100644
--- a/config/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config/config.h.cmake
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <regex.h> header file. */
 #cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_REGEX 1
 
-/* Define to 1 if your system has a GNU libc compatible `malloc' function, and
-   to 0 otherwise. */
-#cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_MALLOC 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the <malloc.h> header file. */
-#cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_MALLOC_H 1
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <memory.h> header file. */
 #cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_MEMORY_H 1
 
diff --git a/config/config.h.in b/config/config.h.in
index 5a3a7bdc..58f32eb6 100644
--- a/config/config.h.in
+++ b/config/config.h.in
@@ -50,13 +50,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <regex.h> header file. */
 #define HAVE_REGEX 1
 
-/* Define to 1 if your system has a GNU libc compatible `malloc' function, and
-   to 0 otherwise. */
-#undef HAVE_MALLOC
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the <malloc.h> header file. */
-#undef HAVE_MALLOC_H
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <memory.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_MEMORY_H
 
diff --git a/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h b/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h
index d371ca97..956b4b6e 100644
--- a/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h
+++ b/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h
@@ -62,13 +62,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <regex.h> header file. */
 /* #undef EXV_HAVE_REGEX */
 
-/* Define to 1 if your system has a GNU libc compatible `malloc' function, and
-   to 0 otherwise. */
-/* #undef EXV_HAVE_MALLOC */
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the <malloc.h> header file. */
-/* #undef EXV_HAVE_MALLOC_H */
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <memory.h> header file. */
 /* #undef EXV_HAVE_MEMORY_H */