diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index eb1566e04..8c0545a8e 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -120,13 +120,8 @@ if not conf.CheckLibWithHeader('xml2', 'libxml/xmlreader.h', 'CXX'):
 if not conf.CheckLibWithHeader('z', 'zlib.h', 'CXX'):
 	print "zlib library or header not found. Exiting"
 	Exit(-1)
-if not (env.Detect('Magick++-config')):
-	print 'Magick++-config compiler not found'
-	Exit(-1);
-else:
-	env.ParseConfig('Magick++-config --cppflags --ldflags')
-if not conf.CheckLibWithHeader('Magick++', 'ImageMagick/Magick++.h', 'CXX'):
-	print "Magick++ library or header not found. Exiting"
+if not conf.CheckLibWithHeader('png', 'png.h', 'CXX'):
+	print "png library or header not found. Exiting"
 	Exit(-1)
 #Check BOOST installation
 if not (conf.CheckBoost('1.41')):