diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7fe4ebb69fd2bdce6b0d017cbecfff1db1a17e25..e8c5674b962b49f20a5741a6392be57797a92ac9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2830,7 +2830,7 @@ fi
 dnl
 dnl libfluidsynth (MIDI synthetizer) plugin
 dnl
-PKG_ENABLE_MODULES_VLC([FLUIDSYNTH], [], [fluidsynth], [MIDI synthetiser with libfluidsynth], [auto])
+PKG_ENABLE_MODULES_VLC([FLUIDSYNTH], [], [fluidsynth >= 1.1.0], [MIDI synthetiser with libfluidsynth], [auto])
 
 dnl
 dnl Teletext Modules
diff --git a/modules/codec/fluidsynth.c b/modules/codec/fluidsynth.c
index 32285552b53e6f106e87101694e099598bf7a4b5..7fabdaa59fde5ae23abf0e79153d4bf911fc4809 100644
--- a/modules/codec/fluidsynth.c
+++ b/modules/codec/fluidsynth.c
@@ -45,14 +45,6 @@
 
 #include <fluidsynth.h>
 
-#if (FLUIDSYNTH_VERSION_MAJOR < 1) \
- || (FLUIDSYNTH_VERSION_MAJOR == 1 && FLUIDSYNTH_VERSION_MINOR < 1)
-# define FLUID_FAILED (-1)
-# define fluid_synth_sysex(synth, ptr, len, d, e, f, g) (FLUID_FAILED)
-# define fluid_synth_system_reset(synth) (FLUID_FAILED)
-# define fluid_synth_channel_pressure(synth, channel, p) (FLUID_FAILED)
-#endif
-
 #define SOUNDFONT_TEXT N_("Sound fonts")
 #define SOUNDFONT_LONGTEXT N_( \
     "A sound fonts file is required for software synthesis." )