--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -163,44 +163,6 @@
     exit 1
 }
 
-check_xf86misc() {
-
-    cat << EOF > tmp.c
-#include <X11/Xlib.h>
-#include <X11/extensions/xf86misc.h>
-int main() {
-    XF86MiscSetGrabKeysState(NULL, True);
-    return 0;
-}
-EOF
-    msg_chkfor "extensions/xf86misc.h"
-    if ${CC} ${CFLAGS} -c tmp.c -o /dev/null 2>&3
-    then
-        echo "ok."
-        msg_chkfor "xf86misc"
-        if ${CC} ${CFLAGS} tmp.c -o /dev/null ${LDFLAGS} -lX11 -lXxf86misc 2>&3
-        then
-            echo "ok."
-            echo "#_______________________" >&4
-            echo "WITH_XF86MISC:=1" >&4
-            echo "LIBS += -lXxf86misc" >&4
-            echo "" >&4
-            return
-        fi
-    fi
-    echo "no."
-    echo " "
-    echo "!!! WARNING !!!"
-    echo "   if the xserver is configured to allow"
-    echo "   'AllowDeactivateGrabs' or 'AllowClosedownGrabs'"
-    echo "   people can bypass alock !!! consider"
-    echo "   to install the xf86misc extension!"
-    echo "!!! WARNING !!!"
-    echo " "
-}
-
-
-
 
 check_xlib() {
 
@@ -431,7 +393,6 @@
 check_docs
 check_tools
 check_xlib
-check_xf86misc
 check_xlogo16
 [ "$CHECK_XPM" -eq 1 ] && check_xpm
 [ "$CHECK_XRENDER" -eq 1 ] && check_xrender
--- a/src/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/GNUmakefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 ######################
 
-MODULES = PAM PASSWD HASH XRENDER XCURSOR XF86MISC IMLIB2 XPM
+MODULES = PAM PASSWD HASH XRENDER XCURSOR IMLIB2 XPM
 STAND_ALONES = $(subst auth_,,$(SRC_HASH:.c=))
 
 $(foreach module,$(MODULES),$(eval $(call funcAddModule,$(module))))
--- a/src/alock.c
+++ b/src/alock.c
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XF86MISC
-#include <X11/extensions/xf86misc.h>
-#endif
-
 /*----------------------------------------------*\
 \*----------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -405,11 +401,6 @@
     struct aXInfo xinfo;
     struct aOpts opts;
 
-#if HAVE_XF86MISC
-    int xf86misc_major = -1;
-    int xf86misc_minor = -1;
-#endif
-
     int arg = 0;
     const char* cursor_args = NULL;
     const char* background_args = NULL;
@@ -587,23 +578,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-#if HAVE_XF86MISC
-    {
-        if (XF86MiscQueryVersion(xinfo.display, &xf86misc_major, &xf86misc_minor) == True) {
-
-            if (xf86misc_major >= 0 &&
-                xf86misc_minor >= 5 &&
-                XF86MiscSetGrabKeysState(xinfo.display, False) == MiscExtGrabStateLocked) {
-
-                printf("%s", "alock: cant disable xserver hotkeys to remove grabs.\n");
-                exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-            }
-
-            printf("%s", "disabled AllowDeactivateGrabs and AllowClosedownGrabs\n.");
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-
     /* TODO: think about it: do we really need NR_SCREEN cursors ? we grab the
      * pointer on :*.0 anyway ... */
     if (XGrabPointer(xinfo.display, xinfo.window[0], False, None,
@@ -621,13 +595,6 @@
     opts.cursor->deinit(&xinfo);
     opts.background->deinit(&xinfo);
 
-#if HAVE_XF86MISC
-    if (xf86misc_major >= 0 && xf86misc_minor >= 5) {
-        XF86MiscSetGrabKeysState(xinfo.display, True);
-        XFlush(xinfo.display);
-    }
-#endif
-
     XCloseDisplay(xinfo.display);
 
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;