diff --git a/src/virtManager/config.py b/src/virtManager/config.py
index 29c8396f0..2431aa6c7 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/config.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/config.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #
 import gconf
 import os
-import gnome
 
 import gtk.gdk
 import libvirt
@@ -100,10 +99,6 @@ class vmmConfig:
             libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_NOSTATE: gtk.gdk.pixbuf_new_from_file_at_size(self.get_icon_dir() + "/state_running.png", 32, 32),
             }
 
-        props = { gnome.PARAM_APP_DATADIR : self.get_data_dir()}
-        gnome.program_init(self.get_appname(), self.get_appversion(), \
-                               properties=props)
-
 
 
     def get_vm_status_icon(self, state):
diff --git a/src/virtManager/engine.py b/src/virtManager/engine.py
index 6aff8dff0..7751f8733 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/engine.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/engine.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import gobject
 import gtk
 import libvirt
 import logging
-import gnome
 import traceback
 import threading
 
@@ -275,8 +274,12 @@ class vmmEngine(gobject.GObject):
 
     def show_help(self, index):
         try:
-            logging.debug("Showing help for %s" % index)
-            gnome.help_display(self.config.get_appname(), index)
+            uri = "ghelp:%s" % self.config.get_appname()
+            if index:
+                uri += "#%s" % index
+
+            logging.debug("Showing help for %s" % uri)
+            gtk.show_uri(None, uri, gtk.get_current_event_time())
         except gobject.GError, e:
             logging.error(("Unable to display documentation:\n%s") % e)
 
diff --git a/virt-manager.spec.in b/virt-manager.spec.in
index ece99ffe4..0d963f277 100644
--- a/virt-manager.spec.in
+++ b/virt-manager.spec.in
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ BuildArch: noarch
 # These two are just the oldest version tested
 Requires: pygtk2 >= 1.99.12-6
 Requires: gnome-python2-gconf >= 1.99.11-7
-%if 0%{?fedora} <= 9
-Requires: gnome-python2
-%else
-Requires: gnome-python2-gnome
-%endif
 # This version not strictly required: virt-manager should work with older,
 # however varying amounts of functionality will not be enabled.
 Requires: libvirt-python >= 0.7.0