diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index aa36eb02c..c01ee2e4b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1434,11 +1434,6 @@ elseif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT RISCOS AND NOT HAIKU)
         set(HAVE_FCITX TRUE)
       endif()
 
-      pkg_search_module(IBUS ibus-1.0 ibus)
-      if(IBUS_FOUND)
-        set(HAVE_IBUS_IBUS_H TRUE)
-        target_include_directories(sdl-build-options INTERFACE "${IBUS_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-      endif()
 
       if (HAVE_IBUS_IBUS_H OR HAVE_FCITX)
         set(SDL_USE_IME 1)