diff --git a/gstlal-ugly/configure.ac b/gstlal-ugly/configure.ac
index e74c1fd94dfc46ad9a1385e59f245114cb24918d..ca0a83737b319d49ee66859f269af6d187a5e9b4 100644
--- a/gstlal-ugly/configure.ac
+++ b/gstlal-ugly/configure.ac
@@ -228,18 +228,6 @@ AC_MSG_NOTICE([If you have chosen to install the software in a location not incl
 to your GST_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable.])
 AC_SUBST([GSTLAL_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS], ["-module -avoid-version -export-symbols-regex [_]*\(gst_\|Gst\|GST_\|gstlal_\|GstLAL_\|GSTLAL_\).*"])
 
-# Check for availability of GstBaseParse class (starting in 0.10.33)
-CFLAGS_saved="$CFLAGS"
-CFLAGS="$gstreamer_CFLAGS"
-AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
-	[AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <gst/base/gstbaseparse.h>])],
-	[HAVE_GSTBASEPARSE=yes
-	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_GST_BASEPARSE], [1], [Define if GstBaseParse class is available.])],
-	[HAVE_GSTBASEPARSE=no]
-)
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_saved"
-AM_CONDITIONAL([COND_GSTBASEPARSE], [test "x${HAVE_GSTBASEPARSE}" == "xyes"])
-
 
 #
 # Check for GStreamer Video Library
diff --git a/gstlal-ugly/gst/framecpp/Makefile.am b/gstlal-ugly/gst/framecpp/Makefile.am
index 7edb886a16da40ccba3f6a37afbd92575f9cda7f..c06d40c2ff08ef136dfaac1304bf8a37639fff11 100644
--- a/gstlal-ugly/gst/framecpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/gstlal-ugly/gst/framecpp/Makefile.am
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ libframecpp_plugin_la_SOURCES = \
 	muxcollectpads.c muxcollectpads.h \
 	framecpp_channelmux.cc framecpp_channelmux.h \
 	framecpp_channeldemux.cc framecpp_channeldemux.h \
-	framecpp_filesink.c framecpp_filesink.h
-if COND_GSTBASEPARSE
-libframecpp_plugin_la_SOURCES += framecpp_igwdparse.cc framecpp_igwdparse.h
-endif
+	framecpp_filesink.c framecpp_filesink.h \
+	framecpp_igwdparse.cc framecpp_igwdparse.h
 libframecpp_plugin_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(GSTLAL_CFLAGS) $(gstreamer_CFLAGS) $(gstreamer_audio_CFLAGS) $(framecpp_CFLAGS)
 libframecpp_plugin_la_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(GSTLAL_CFLAGS) $(gstreamer_CFLAGS) $(gstreamer_audio_CFLAGS) $(framecpp_CXXFLAGS)
 libframecpp_plugin_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(GSTLAL_LIBS) $(gstreamer_LIBS) $(gstreamer_audio_LIBS) $(framecpp_LIBS) $(GSTLAL_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)