diff --git a/docs/USER-DOCUMENTATION.md b/docs/USER-DOCUMENTATION.md
index 3274b2029d..338292d030 100644
--- a/docs/USER-DOCUMENTATION.md
+++ b/docs/USER-DOCUMENTATION.md
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ run Etcher on a GNU/Linux system.
 - xrender
 - xtst
 - xscrnsaver
-- gconf-2.0
 - gmodule-2.0
 - nss
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 18b98b4ed3..9f41c7a58b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@
   },
   "hostDependencies": {
     "debian": [
-      "gconf-service",
-      "gconf2",
       "libasound2",
       "libatk1.0-0",
       "libc6",
@@ -119,7 +117,6 @@
       "libfreetype6",
       "libgbm1",
       "libgcc1",
-      "libgconf-2-4",
       "libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0",
       "libglib2.0-0",
       "libgtk-3-0",