diff --git a/src/external/libini_config.m4 b/src/external/libini_config.m4
index a2bba4243b8..b81d7f94a5d 100644
--- a/src/external/libini_config.m4
+++ b/src/external/libini_config.m4
@@ -1,46 +1,12 @@
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(INI_CONFIG_V0, [
-    ini_config >= 0.6.1], [
-
-        INI_CONFIG_CFLAGS="$INI_CONFIG_V0_CFLAGS"
-        INI_CONFIG_LIBS="$INI_CONFIG_V0_LIBS"
-        HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V0=1
-        AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V0, 1, [libini_config version 0.6.1 or greater])
-        PKG_CHECK_MODULES(INI_CONFIG_V1, [
-            ini_config >= 1.0.0], [
-
-                INI_CONFIG_CFLAGS="$INI_CONFIG_V1_CFLAGS"
-                INI_CONFIG_LIBS="$INI_CONFIG_V1_LIBS"
-                HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1=1
-                AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1, 1, [libini_config version 1.0.0 or greater])
-                PKG_CHECK_MODULES(INI_CONFIG_V1_1, [
-                    ini_config >= 1.1.0], [
-
-                        INI_CONFIG_CFLAGS="$INI_CONFIG_V1_1_CFLAGS"
-                        INI_CONFIG_LIBS="$INI_CONFIG_V1_1_LIBS"
-                        HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_1=1
-                        AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_1, 1, [libini_config version 1.1.0 or greater])
-                        PKG_CHECK_MODULES(INI_CONFIG_V1_3, [
-                            ini_config >= 1.3.0], [
-
-                                INI_CONFIG_CFLAGS="$INI_CONFIG_V1_3_CFLAGS"
-                                INI_CONFIG_LIBS="$INI_CONFIG_V1_3_LIBS"
-                                HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3=1
-                                AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3, 1,
-                                                   [libini_config version 1.3.0 or greater])
-                            ], [
-                                AC_MSG_WARN([libini_config-devel >= 1.3.0 not available, using older version])
-                            ]
-                        )
-                    ], [
-                        AC_MSG_WARN([libini_config-devel >= 1.1.0 not available, using older version])
-                    ]
-                )
-            ], [
-                AC_MSG_WARN([libini_config-devel >= 1.0.0 not available, using older version])
-            ]
-        )
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(INI_CONFIG_V1_3, [
+    ini_config >= 1.3.0], [
+        INI_CONFIG_CFLAGS="$INI_CONFIG_V1_3_CFLAGS"
+        INI_CONFIG_LIBS="$INI_CONFIG_V1_3_LIBS"
+        HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3=1
+        AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3, 1,
+                           [libini_config version 1.3.0 or greater])
     ], [
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Please install libini_config-devel])
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([Please install libini_config-devel version 1.3.0 or greater])
     ]
 )
 
diff --git a/src/external/samba.m4 b/src/external/samba.m4
index 23e5291001b..49c6db8d221 100644
--- a/src/external/samba.m4
+++ b/src/external/samba.m4
@@ -38,16 +38,6 @@ without them. In this case, you will need to execute configure script
 with argument --without-samba
     ]]))
 
-    if test x"$HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_1" != x1; then
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([[Please install libini_config development libraries
-v1.1.0, or newer. libini_config libraries are necessary for building ipa
-provider, as well as for building gpo-based access control in ad provider. If
-you do not want to build these providers it is possible to build SSSD without
-them. In this case, you will need to execute configure script with argument
---without-samba
-        ]])
-    fi
-
     AC_ARG_WITH([smb-idmap-interface-version],
                 [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-smb-idmap-interface-version=[5|6]],
                                 [Idmap interface version of installed Samba]
diff --git a/src/util/sss_ini.c b/src/util/sss_ini.c
index 72dce50512d..f100ce233c7 100644
--- a/src/util/sss_ini.c
+++ b/src/util/sss_ini.c
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ static int sss_ini_parse(struct sss_ini *self)
 static int sss_ini_add_snippets(struct sss_ini *self,
                                 const char *config_dir)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3
     int ret;
     const char *patterns[] = { "^[^\\.].*\\.conf$", NULL };
     const char *sections[] = { ".*", NULL };
@@ -350,30 +349,18 @@ static int sss_ini_add_snippets(struct sss_ini *self,
               "Using only main configuration file due to errors in merging\n");
     }
     return ret;
-
-#else /* HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3 */
-    return EOK;
-#endif /* ! HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3 */
 }
 
 struct ref_array *
 sss_ini_get_ra_success_list(struct sss_ini *self)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3
     return self->ra_success_list;
-#else
-    return NULL;
-#endif /* HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3 */
 }
 
 struct ref_array *
 sss_ini_get_ra_error_list(struct sss_ini *self)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3
     return self->ra_error_list;
-#else
-    return NULL;
-#endif /* HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3 */
 }
 
 /* Get configuration object */
@@ -619,7 +606,6 @@ int sss_confdb_create_ldif(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
     return ret;
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3
 static errno_t check_domain_inherit_from(char *cfg_section,
                                          struct ini_cfgobj *config_obj,
                                          struct ini_errobj *errobj)
@@ -785,12 +771,10 @@ static int sss_ini_call_validators_errobj(struct sss_ini *data,
 
     return ret;
 }
-#endif /* HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3 */
 
 int sss_ini_call_validators(struct sss_ini *data,
                             const char *rules_path)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3
     int ret;
     struct ini_errobj *errobj = NULL;
 
@@ -821,11 +805,6 @@ int sss_ini_call_validators(struct sss_ini *data,
 done:
     ini_errobj_destroy(&errobj);
     return ret;
-#else
-    DEBUG(SSSDBG_TRACE_FUNC,
-          "libini_config does not support configuration file validataion\n");
-    return EOK;
-#endif /* HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3 */
 }
 
 int sss_ini_call_validators_strs(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
@@ -834,7 +813,6 @@ int sss_ini_call_validators_strs(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
                                  char ***_errors,
                                  size_t *_num_errors)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3
     TALLOC_CTX *tmp_ctx = NULL;
     struct ini_errobj *errobj = NULL;
     int ret;
@@ -893,18 +871,6 @@ int sss_ini_call_validators_strs(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
     ini_errobj_destroy(&errobj);
 
     return ret;
-
-#else
-    DEBUG(SSSDBG_TRACE_FUNC,
-          "libini_config does not support configuration file validation\n");
-
-    if (_num_errors == NULL || _errors == NULL) {
-        return EINVAL;
-    }
-
-    _num_errors = 0;
-    return EOK;
-#endif /* HAVE_LIBINI_CONFIG_V1_3 */
 }
 
 int sss_ini_open(struct sss_ini *self,