diff --git a/midori/midori-browser.c b/midori/midori-browser.c
index 29f7e649..7965fd73 100644
--- a/midori/midori-browser.c
+++ b/midori/midori-browser.c
@@ -258,8 +258,9 @@ _midori_browser_update_interface (MidoriBrowser* browser)
     _action_set_sensitive (browser, "ZoomOut", web_view != NULL);
     _action_set_sensitive (browser, "ZoomNormal", web_view != NULL
         && webkit_web_view_get_zoom_level (WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW (web_view)) != 1.0);
-    if (sokoke_gio_supports_http ())
-        _action_set_sensitive (browser, "SourceView", web_view != NULL);
+    #if HAVE_GIO
+    _action_set_sensitive (browser, "SourceView", web_view != NULL);
+    #endif
     _action_set_sensitive (browser, "FindNext", web_view != NULL);
     _action_set_sensitive (browser, "FindPrevious", web_view != NULL);
     /* _action_set_sensitive (browser, "FindQuick", web_view != NULL); */
@@ -3606,7 +3607,9 @@ midori_browser_init (MidoriBrowser* browser)
 
     g_object_unref (ui_manager);
 
-    _action_set_sensitive (browser, "SourceView", sokoke_gio_supports_http ());
+    #if !HAVE_GIO
+    _action_set_sensitive (browser, "SourceView", FALSE);
+    #endif
 
     #ifndef WEBKIT_CHECK_VERSION
     _action_set_sensitive (browser, "ZoomIn", FALSE);
diff --git a/midori/sokoke.c b/midori/sokoke.c
index d97079b1..8affd5dd 100644
--- a/midori/sokoke.c
+++ b/midori/sokoke.c
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 #endif
 #include <string.h>
 
-#if HAVE_GIO
-    #include <gio/gio.h>
-#endif
 #include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
 #include <glib/gi18n.h>
 #include <glib/gprintf.h>
@@ -629,26 +626,3 @@ sokoke_action_create_popup_menu_item (GtkAction* action)
 
     return menuitem;
 }
-
-gboolean
-sokoke_gio_supports_http (void)
-{
-    #if HAVE_GIO
-    static gboolean supports_http;
-    static gboolean tested;
-    const gchar* const* schemes = g_vfs_get_supported_uri_schemes (g_vfs_get_default ());
-
-    if (tested)
-        return supports_http;
-    while (*schemes)
-    {
-        if (!strcmp (*schemes, "http"))
-            supports_http = TRUE;
-        schemes++;
-    }
-    tested = TRUE;
-    return supports_http;
-    #else
-    return FALSE;
-    #endif
-}
diff --git a/midori/sokoke.h b/midori/sokoke.h
index a74c80ce..59f8ea87 100644
--- a/midori/sokoke.h
+++ b/midori/sokoke.h
@@ -131,7 +131,4 @@ sokoke_object_get_boolean            (gpointer       object,
 GtkWidget*
 sokoke_action_create_popup_menu_item (GtkAction*     action);
 
-gboolean
-sokoke_gio_supports_http             (void                 );
-
 #endif /* !__SOKOKE_H__ */