diff --git a/battstat/battstat-upower.c b/battstat/battstat-upower.c
index 2e8b4b4c2..042d60985 100644
--- a/battstat/battstat-upower.c
+++ b/battstat/battstat-upower.c
@@ -67,12 +67,10 @@ device_cb (UpClient *client, UpDevice *device, gpointer user_data) {
   schedule_status_callback();
 }
 
-#if UP_CHECK_VERSION (0, 99, 0)
 static void
 device_removed_cb (UpClient *client, const gchar *object_path, gpointer user_data) {
   schedule_status_callback();
 }
-#endif
 
 /* ---- public functions ---- */
 
@@ -87,29 +85,15 @@ battstat_upower_initialise (void (*callback) (void))
   if( (upc = up_client_new() ) == NULL )
     goto error_out;
 
-#if UP_CHECK_VERSION(0, 99, 0)
   GPtrArray *devices;
   devices = up_client_get_devices2 (upc);
   if (!devices) {
     goto error_shutdownclient;
   }
   g_ptr_array_unref(devices);
-#else
-  GError *gerror;
-  GCancellable *cancellable = g_cancellable_new ();
-  if (! up_client_enumerate_devices_sync (upc, cancellable, &gerror)) {
-    g_debug ("Unable to enumerate upower devices: %s\n", gerror->message);
-    goto error_shutdownclient;
-  }
-#endif
 
   g_signal_connect_after( upc, "device-added", G_CALLBACK (device_cb), NULL );
-#if UP_CHECK_VERSION(0, 99, 0)
   g_signal_connect_after( upc, "device-removed", G_CALLBACK (device_removed_cb), NULL );
-#else
-  g_signal_connect_after( upc, "device-changed", G_CALLBACK (device_cb), NULL );
-  g_signal_connect_after( upc, "device-removed", G_CALLBACK (device_cb), NULL );
-#endif
 
   return NULL;
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f6a7e8176..143029523 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ GTK_REQUIRED=3.22.0
 LIBPANEL4_REQUIRED=1.17.0
 LIBGTOP_REQUIRED=2.12.0
 LIBNOTIFY_REQUIRED=0.7.0
-UPOWER_REQUIRED=0.9.4
+UPOWER_REQUIRED=0.99.8
 DBUS_GLIB_REQUIRED=0.74
 LIBXML_REQUIRED=2.5.0
 POLKIT_REQUIRED=0.97