diff --git a/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/template b/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/template
index e5dde20fba..9d30489bd1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=gobject-introspection
 version=0.10.7
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/0.10/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--disable-tests"
 short_desc="Introspection system for GObject-based libraries"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=a20a0e28f4dfb770f05718eb25d20055c853f2b041f03802008bd2040d13cb57
@@ -23,6 +24,5 @@ Add_dependency build pkg-config
 Add_dependency build flex
 Add_dependency build libffi-devel
 Add_dependency build glib-devel
-Add_dependency build cairo-devel
 Add_dependency build python-devel
 Add_dependency build libxml2-devel