diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index bfd964e..e69de29 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "libgd"]
-	path = libgd
-	url = git://git.gnome.org/libgd
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 28a1ae9..3583957 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
-SUBDIRS = libgd src po data help
+SUBDIRS = src po data help
 
 EXTRA_DIST = config.rpath ChangeLog
 
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 542315b..d88fb6f 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ srcdir=`dirname $0`
 test -z "$srcdir" && srcdir=.
 
 PKG_NAME="astrognome"
-ACLOCAL_FLAGS="-I libgd $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
 
 (test -f $srcdir/configure.ac \
   && test -f $srcdir/src/astrognome.c) || {
@@ -19,7 +18,5 @@ which gnome-autogen.sh || {
     exit 1
 }
 
-git submodule update --init --recursive
-
 REQUIRED_AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.9 . gnome-autogen.sh
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index de65e9d..10558e6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -35,15 +35,8 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBXSLT], [libexslt])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([WEBKIT], [webkitgtk-3.0])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SWE_GLIB], [swe-glib >= 2.0.0])
 
-LIBGD_INIT([
-    header-bar
-    stack
-    static
-])
-
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
     Makefile
-    libgd/Makefile
     src/Makefile
     help/Makefile
     po/Makefile.in
diff --git a/libgd b/libgd
deleted file mode 160000
index 62f9b8b..0000000
--- a/libgd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 62f9b8b92599b38d986bd26d5780edd400d318c9
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 91dcdc2..7f0e672 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"Astrognome\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"$(localedir)\" -DPKGDA
 bin_PROGRAMS = astrognome
 
 astrognome_SOURCES = $(astrognome_source_files) $(BUILT_SOURCES)
-astrognome_LDADD = $(SWE_GLIB_LIBS) $(GTK_LIBS) $(LIBXML_LIBS) $(LIBXSLT_LIBS) $(WEBKIT_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/libgd/libgd.la
+astrognome_LDADD = $(SWE_GLIB_LIBS) $(GTK_LIBS) $(LIBXML_LIBS) $(LIBXSLT_LIBS) $(WEBKIT_LIBS)
 astrognome_LDFLAGS = -rdynamic
-astrognome_CFLAGS = $(SWE_GLIB_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(GTK_CFLAGS) $(LIBXML_CFLAGS) $(LIBXSLT_CFLAGS) $(WEBKIT_CFLAGS) -Wall -I$(top_srcdir)/libgd
+astrognome_CFLAGS = $(SWE_GLIB_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(GTK_CFLAGS) $(LIBXML_CFLAGS) $(LIBXSLT_CFLAGS) $(WEBKIT_CFLAGS) -Wall
 
 guidir = $(pkgdatadir)
 gui_DATA = astrognome.ui
diff --git a/src/ag-window.c b/src/ag-window.c
index 4880cfa..9f079c7 100644
--- a/src/ag-window.c
+++ b/src/ag-window.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <glib/gi18n.h>
-#include <libgd/gd.h>
 #include <libxml/parser.h>
 #include <libxml/tree.h>
 #include <webkit/webkit.h>
@@ -254,9 +253,9 @@ recalculate_chart(AgWindow *window)
 }
 
 static void
-tab_changed_cb(GdStack *stack, GParamSpec *pspec, AgWindow *window)
+tab_changed_cb(GtkStack *stack, GParamSpec *pspec, AgWindow *window)
 {
-    const gchar *active_tab_name = gd_stack_get_visible_child_name(stack);
+    const gchar *active_tab_name = gtk_stack_get_visible_child_name(stack);
     GtkWidget   *active_tab;
 
     g_debug("Active tab changed: %s", active_tab_name);
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ tab_changed_cb(GdStack *stack, GParamSpec *pspec, AgWindow *window)
         return;
     }
 
-    active_tab = gd_stack_get_visible_child(stack);
+    active_tab = gtk_stack_get_visible_child(stack);
 
     if (strcmp("chart", active_tab_name) == 0) {
         gtk_widget_set_size_request(active_tab, 600, 600);
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ ag_window_change_tab_action(GSimpleAction *action, GVariant *parameter, gpointer
     AgWindow    *window     = user_data;
     const gchar *target_tab = g_variant_get_string(parameter, NULL);
 
-    gd_stack_set_visible_child_name(GD_STACK(window->priv->stack), target_tab);
+    gtk_stack_set_visible_child_name(GTK_STACK(window->priv->stack), target_tab);
     g_action_change_state(G_ACTION(action), parameter);
 }
 
@@ -460,34 +459,33 @@ window_populate(AgWindow *window)
     GtkWidget       *scroll;
     GObject         *menu;
 
-    priv->header_bar = gd_header_bar_new();
+    priv->header_bar = gtk_header_bar_new();
     gtk_widget_set_hexpand(priv->header_bar, TRUE);
-    menu_button = gd_header_menu_button_new();
-    gd_header_button_set_symbolic_icon_name(GD_HEADER_BUTTON(menu_button), "emblem-system-symbolic");
+    menu_button = gtk_menu_button_new();
     gtk_actionable_set_action_name(GTK_ACTIONABLE(menu_button), "win.gear-menu");
 
-    gd_header_bar_pack_end(GD_HEADER_BAR(priv->header_bar), menu_button);
+    gtk_header_bar_pack_end(GTK_HEADER_BAR(priv->header_bar), menu_button);
 
     gtk_grid_attach(GTK_GRID(priv->grid), priv->header_bar, 0, 0, 1, 1);
 
     menu = gtk_builder_get_object(priv->builder, "window-menu");
     gtk_menu_button_set_menu_model(GTK_MENU_BUTTON(menu_button), G_MENU_MODEL(menu));
 
-    priv->stack = gd_stack_new();
+    priv->stack = gtk_stack_new();
     gtk_widget_set_hexpand(priv->stack, TRUE);
     gtk_widget_set_vexpand(priv->stack, TRUE);
     gtk_grid_attach(GTK_GRID(priv->grid), priv->stack, 0, 1, 1, 1);
     g_signal_connect(priv->stack, "notify::visible-child", G_CALLBACK(tab_changed_cb), window);
 
-    priv->stack_switcher = gd_stack_switcher_new();
-    gd_stack_switcher_set_stack(GD_STACK_SWITCHER(priv->stack_switcher), GD_STACK(priv->stack));
+    priv->stack_switcher = gtk_stack_switcher_new();
+    gtk_stack_switcher_set_stack(GTK_STACK_SWITCHER(priv->stack_switcher), GTK_STACK(priv->stack));
 
     priv->tab_edit = notebook_edit(window);
-    gd_stack_add_titled(GD_STACK(priv->stack), priv->tab_edit, "edit", _("Edit"));
+    gtk_stack_add_titled(GTK_STACK(priv->stack), priv->tab_edit, "edit", _("Edit"));
 
     scroll = gtk_scrolled_window_new(NULL, NULL);
     g_object_set(scroll, "shadow-type", GTK_SHADOW_IN, NULL);
-    gd_stack_add_titled(GD_STACK(priv->stack), scroll, "chart", _("Chart"));
+    gtk_stack_add_titled(GTK_STACK(priv->stack), scroll, "chart", _("Chart"));
 
     priv->tab_chart = webkit_web_view_new();
     g_signal_connect(priv->tab_chart, "context-menu", G_CALLBACK(ag_window_chart_context_cb), NULL);
@@ -496,16 +494,16 @@ window_populate(AgWindow *window)
     gtk_widget_set_size_request(priv->tab_chart, 600, 600);
 
     priv->tab_aspects = gtk_label_new("PLACEHOLDER FOR THE ASPECTS TABLE");
-    gd_stack_add_titled(GD_STACK(priv->stack), priv->tab_aspects, "aspects", _("Aspects"));
+    gtk_stack_add_titled(GTK_STACK(priv->stack), priv->tab_aspects, "aspects", _("Aspects"));
 
     priv->tab_points = gtk_label_new("PLACEHOLDER FOR THE POINTS TABLES");
-    gd_stack_add_titled(GD_STACK(priv->stack), priv->tab_points, "points", _("Points"));
+    gtk_stack_add_titled(GTK_STACK(priv->stack), priv->tab_points, "points", _("Points"));
 
     /* TODO: change to the Chart tab if we are opening an existing chart! */
-    gd_stack_set_visible_child_name(GD_STACK(priv->stack), "edit");
+    gtk_stack_set_visible_child_name(GTK_STACK(priv->stack), "edit");
     priv->current_tab = priv->tab_edit;
 
-    gd_header_bar_set_custom_title(GD_HEADER_BAR(priv->header_bar), priv->stack_switcher);
+    gtk_header_bar_set_custom_title(GTK_HEADER_BAR(priv->header_bar), priv->stack_switcher);
 
     gtk_widget_show_all(priv->grid);
 }
diff --git a/src/astrognome.c b/src/astrognome.c
index 6154c0a..44be5ee 100644
--- a/src/astrognome.c
+++ b/src/astrognome.c
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 #include <libxslt/transform.h>
 #include <libexslt/exslt.h>
 
-#include <libgd/gd.h>
-
 #include <swe-glib.h>
 
+#include "config.h"
+
 #include "ag-app.h"
 #include "ag-window.h"