diff --git a/README b/README
index 7db8650..3fb68b4 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ You need the following libraries:
 There are also some optional dependencies:
 - CppUnit (for unit tests)
 - libbfd (for backtrace)
-- binutils (for libiberty, required for compilation in OpenSUSE & ubuntu)
 
 Grive uses cmake to build, see the instructions in:
 
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindGDBM.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindGDBM.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index e1ba00a..0000000
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindGDBM.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-# - Find gdbm
-# Find the native GDBM includes and library
-#
-#  GDBM_INCLUDE_DIR - where to find gdbm.h, etc.
-#  GDBM_LIBRARIES   - List of libraries when using gdbm.
-#  GDBM_FOUND       - True if gdbm found.
-
-
-IF (GDBM_INCLUDE_DIR)
-  # Already in cache, be silent
-  SET(GDBM_FIND_QUIETLY TRUE)
-ENDIF (GDBM_INCLUDE_DIR)
-
-FIND_PATH(GDBM_INCLUDE_DIR gdbm.h
-  /usr/local/include
-  /usr/include
-  /opt/local/include
-)
-
-SET(GDBM_NAMES gdbm)
-FIND_LIBRARY(GDBM_LIBRARY
-  NAMES ${GDBM_NAMES}
-  PATHS /usr/lib /usr/local/lib /opt/local/lib
-)
-
-IF (GDBM_INCLUDE_DIR AND GDBM_LIBRARY)
-   SET(GDBM_FOUND TRUE)
-    SET( GDBM_LIBRARIES ${GDBM_LIBRARY} )
-ELSE (GDBM_INCLUDE_DIR AND GDBM_LIBRARY)
-   SET(GDBM_FOUND FALSE)
-   SET( GDBM_LIBRARIES )
-ENDIF (GDBM_INCLUDE_DIR AND GDBM_LIBRARY)
-
-IF (GDBM_FOUND)
-   IF (NOT GDBM_FIND_QUIETLY)
-      MESSAGE(STATUS "Found GDBM: ${GDBM_LIBRARY}")
-   ENDIF (NOT GDBM_FIND_QUIETLY)
-ELSE (GDBM_FOUND)
-   IF (GDBM_FIND_REQUIRED)
-      MESSAGE(STATUS "Looked for gdbm libraries named ${GDBMS_NAMES}.")
-      MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Could NOT find gdbm library")
-   ENDIF (GDBM_FIND_REQUIRED)
-ENDIF (GDBM_FOUND)
-
-MARK_AS_ADVANCED(
-  GDBM_LIBRARY
-  GDBM_INCLUDE_DIR
-)
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindIberty.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindIberty.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index a14ba45..0000000
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindIberty.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# - Find Iberty
-# This module finds libiberty.
-#
-# It sets the following variables:
-#  IBERTY_LIBRARY     - The JSON-C library to link against.
-
-FIND_LIBRARY( IBERTY_LIBRARY NAMES iberty )
-
-IF (IBERTY_LIBRARY)
-
-	# show which JSON-C was found only if not quiet
-	MESSAGE( STATUS "Found libiberty: ${IBERTY_LIBRARY}")
-	
-	SET(IBERTY_FOUND TRUE)
-
-ELSE (IBERTY_LIBRARY)
-
-   IF ( IBERTY_FIND_REQUIRED)
-      MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find libiberty. try to install binutil-devel?")
-   ENDIF (IBERTY_FIND_REQUIRED)
-
-ENDIF (IBERTY_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/libgrive/CMakeLists.txt b/libgrive/CMakeLists.txt
index 5a6558e..95c1e55 100644
--- a/libgrive/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libgrive/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ find_package(EXPAT REQUIRED)
 find_package(Boost 1.40.0 COMPONENTS program_options filesystem unit_test_framework system REQUIRED)
 find_package(BFD)
 find_package(CppUnit)
-find_package(Iberty)
 find_package(ZLIB)
 
 find_package(PkgConfig)
@@ -29,12 +28,6 @@ if ( BFD_FOUND )
 	
 endif ( BFD_FOUND )
 
-if ( IBERTY_FOUND )
-	set( OPT_LIBS	${OPT_LIBS}	${IBERTY_LIBRARY} )
-else ( IBERTY_FOUND )
-  set( IBERTY_LIBRARY "" )
-endif ( IBERTY_FOUND )
-
 if ( ZLIB_FOUND )
 	set( OPT_LIBS	${OPT_LIBS}	${ZLIB_LIBRARIES} )
 endif ( ZLIB_FOUND )
@@ -42,7 +35,6 @@ endif ( ZLIB_FOUND )
 include_directories(
 	${libgrive_SOURCE_DIR}/src
 	${libgrive_SOURCE_DIR}/test
-	${GDBM_INCLUDE_DIR}
 	${OPT_INCS}
 	${YAJL_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
@@ -87,9 +79,7 @@ target_link_libraries( grive
 	${YAJL_LIBRARIES}
 	${CURL_LIBRARIES}
 	${LIBGCRYPT_LIBRARIES}
-	${GDBM_LIBRARIES}
 	${Boost_LIBRARIES}
-	${IBERTY_LIBRARY}
 	${EXPAT_LIBRARY}
 	${OPT_LIBS}
 )