diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2527bd95..45573da6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -148,13 +148,7 @@ OWNTONE_MODULES_CHECK([COMMON], [SQLITE3], [sqlite3 >= 3.5.0],
 		[AC_MSG_RESULT([[runtime will tell]])])
 	])
 
-OWNTONE_MODULES_CHECK([OWNTONE], [LIBEVENT], [libevent >= 2],
-	[event_base_new], [event2/event.h],
-	[dnl check for old version
-	 PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([libevent >= 2.1.4], [],
-		[AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBEVENT2_OLD], 1,
-			[Define to 1 if you have libevent 2 (<2.1.4)])])
-	])
+OWNTONE_MODULES_CHECK([OWNTONE], [LIBEVENT], [libevent >= 2.1.4], [event_base_new], [event2/event.h])
 
 OWNTONE_MODULES_CHECK([OWNTONE], [JSON_C], [json-c],
 	[json_tokener_parse], [json.h],
diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index 018f775d..17cfde95 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ Libraries:
   from <http://ffmpeg.org/>
 - libconfuse  
   from <http://www.nongnu.org/confuse/>
-- libevent 2.0+ (best with 2.1.4+)  
+- libevent 2.1.4+
   from <http://libevent.org/>
 - MiniXML (aka mxml or libmxml)  
   from <http://minixml.org/software.php>
diff --git a/src/artwork.c b/src/artwork.c
index 3ef57c85..2a991f8c 100644
--- a/src/artwork.c
+++ b/src/artwork.c
@@ -574,20 +574,6 @@ size_calculate(int *dst_w, int *dst_h, int src_w, int src_h, int max_w, int max_
   DPRINTF(E_DBG, L_ART, "Rescale required, destination width %d height %d\n", *dst_w, *dst_h);
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBEVENT2_OLD
-// This is not how this function is actually defined in libevent 2.1+, but it
-// works as a less optimal stand-in
-int
-evbuffer_add_buffer_reference(struct evbuffer *outbuf, struct evbuffer *inbuf)
-{
-  uint8_t *buf = evbuffer_pullup(inbuf, -1);
-  if (!buf)
-    return -1;
-
-  return evbuffer_add_reference(outbuf, buf, evbuffer_get_length(inbuf), NULL, NULL);
-}
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Either gets the artwork file given in "path" (rescaled if needed) or rescales
  * the artwork given in "inbuf".
diff --git a/src/evrtsp/rtsp.c b/src/evrtsp/rtsp.c
index 4d467df7..4f70d48d 100644
--- a/src/evrtsp/rtsp.c
+++ b/src/evrtsp/rtsp.c
@@ -63,17 +63,6 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "rtsp-internal.h"
 
-// For compability with libevent 2.0 (HAVE_LIBEVENT2_OLD)
-#if defined(_EVENT_HAVE_GETNAMEINFO)
-# define EVENT__HAVE_GETNAMEINFO 1
-#endif
-#if defined(_EVENT_HAVE_GETADDRINFO)
-# define EVENT__HAVE_GETADDRINFO 1
-#endif
-#if defined(_EVENT_HAVE_STRSEP)
-# define EVENT__HAVE_STRSEP 1
-#endif
-
 #ifndef EVENT__HAVE_GETNAMEINFO
 #define NI_MAXSERV 32
 #define NI_MAXHOST 1025
diff --git a/src/httpd.c b/src/httpd.c
index 12f237d7..959acb72 100644
--- a/src/httpd.c
+++ b/src/httpd.c
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@
 #include <event2/event.h>
 #include <event2/http.h>
 #include <event2/http_struct.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBEVENT2_OLD
-# include <event2/bufferevent.h>
-# include <event2/bufferevent_struct.h>
-#endif
 #include <zlib.h>
 
 #include "logger.h"
@@ -134,10 +130,6 @@ static pthread_t tid_httpd;
 static const char *allow_origin;
 static int httpd_port;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBEVENT2_OLD
-struct stream_ctx *g_st;
-#endif
-
 
 /* -------------------------------- HELPERS --------------------------------- */
 
@@ -550,11 +542,6 @@ stream_end(struct stream_ctx *st, int failed)
       close(st->fd);
     }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBEVENT2_OLD
-  if (g_st == st)
-    g_st = NULL;
-#endif
-
   free(st);
 }
 
@@ -592,15 +579,6 @@ stream_chunk_resched_cb(struct evhttp_connection *evcon, void *arg)
     }
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBEVENT2_OLD
-static void
-stream_chunk_resched_cb_wrapper(struct bufferevent *bufev, void *arg)
-{
-  if (g_st)
-    stream_chunk_resched_cb(NULL, g_st);
-}
-#endif
-
 static void
 stream_chunk_xcode_cb(int fd, short event, void *arg)
 {
@@ -648,17 +626,7 @@ stream_chunk_xcode_cb(int fd, short event, void *arg)
   else
     ret = xcoded;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBEVENT2_OLD
-  evhttp_send_reply_chunk(st->req, st->evbuf);
-
-  struct evhttp_connection *evcon = evhttp_request_get_connection(st->req);
-  struct bufferevent *bufev = evhttp_connection_get_bufferevent(evcon);
-
-  g_st = st; // Can't pass st to callback so use global - limits libevent 2.0 to a single stream
-  bufev->writecb = stream_chunk_resched_cb_wrapper;
-#else
   evhttp_send_reply_chunk_with_cb(st->req, st->evbuf, stream_chunk_resched_cb, st);
-#endif
 
   st->offset += ret;
 
@@ -714,17 +682,7 @@ stream_chunk_raw_cb(int fd, short event, void *arg)
 
   evbuffer_add(st->evbuf, st->buf, ret);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBEVENT2_OLD
-  evhttp_send_reply_chunk(st->req, st->evbuf);
-
-  struct evhttp_connection *evcon = evhttp_request_get_connection(st->req);
-  struct bufferevent *bufev = evhttp_connection_get_bufferevent(evcon);
-
-  g_st = st; // Can't pass st to callback so use global - limits libevent 2.0 to a single stream
-  bufev->writecb = stream_chunk_resched_cb_wrapper;
-#else
   evhttp_send_reply_chunk_with_cb(st->req, st->evbuf, stream_chunk_resched_cb, st);
-#endif
 
   st->offset += ret;