diff --git a/common/util.h b/common/util.h
index 70a0f4f56..4d61bc0ea 100644
--- a/common/util.h
+++ b/common/util.h
@@ -44,26 +44,6 @@
 # define GPG_ERR_BAD_AUTH         315
 #endif
 
-#if GPG_ERROR_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x011b00 /* 1.27 */
-# define GPG_ERR_WRONG_NAME       313
-#endif
-
-#if GPG_ERROR_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x011a00 /* 1.26 */
-# define GPG_ERR_UNKNOWN_FLAG     309
-# define GPG_ERR_INV_ORDER	  310
-# define GPG_ERR_ALREADY_FETCHED  311
-# define GPG_ERR_TRY_LATER        312
-# define GPG_ERR_SYSTEM_BUG	  666
-# define GPG_ERR_DNS_UNKNOWN	  711
-# define GPG_ERR_DNS_SECTION	  712
-# define GPG_ERR_DNS_ADDRESS	  713
-# define GPG_ERR_DNS_NO_QUERY	  714
-# define GPG_ERR_DNS_NO_ANSWER	  715
-# define GPG_ERR_DNS_CLOSED	  716
-# define GPG_ERR_DNS_VERIFY	  717
-# define GPG_ERR_DNS_TIMEOUT	  718
-#endif
-
 #ifndef EXTERN_UNLESS_MAIN_MODULE
 # if !defined (INCLUDED_BY_MAIN_MODULE)
 #  define EXTERN_UNLESS_MAIN_MODULE extern
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 95d57e371..a030af00e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ AC_INIT([mym4_package],[mym4_version], [https://bugs.gnupg.org])
 # build-aux/speedo.mk and Makefile.am
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GNUPG_SWDB_TAG, "gnupg22", [swdb tag for this branch])
 
-NEED_GPG_ERROR_VERSION=1.25
+NEED_GPG_ERROR_VERSION=1.27
 
 NEED_LIBGCRYPT_API=1
 NEED_LIBGCRYPT_VERSION=1.8.0