diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9b947ff4d8..b0cd88496f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -593,18 +593,6 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([pthread_np.h], [], [], [#include <pthread.h>])
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for libuv])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBUV], [libuv >= 1.0.0], [],
 		  [AC_MSG_ERROR([libuv not found])])
-AX_SAVE_FLAGS([libuv])
-
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $LIBUV_CFLAGS"
-LIBS="$LIBS $LIBUV_LIBS"
-
-# Those functions are only provided in newer versions of libuv, we'll be emulating them
-# for now
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS([uv_handle_get_data uv_handle_set_data])
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS([uv_req_get_data uv_req_set_data])
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS([uv_udp_connect uv_translate_sys_error uv_sleep])
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS([uv_os_getenv uv_os_setenv])
-AX_RESTORE_FLAGS([libuv])
 
 # libnghttp2
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for libnghttp2])
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
index 95521f9a2f..2259ebd74b 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ udp_send_direct(isc_nmsocket_t *sock, isc__nm_uvreq_t *req,
 		return (ISC_R_CANCELED);
 	}
 
-#ifdef HAVE_UV_UDP_CONNECT
+#if UV_VERSION_HEX >= UV_VERSION(1, 27, 0)
 	/*
 	 * If we used uv_udp_connect() (and not the shim version for
 	 * older versions of libuv), then the peer address has to be
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/uv-compat.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/uv-compat.c
index 89d7ac025c..00a6a6390b 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/uv-compat.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/uv-compat.c
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ isc_uv_udp_connect(uv_udp_t *handle, const struct sockaddr *addr) {
 #ifdef WIN32
 		return (uv_translate_sys_error(err));
 #else /* WIN32 */
-#ifdef HAVE_UV_TRANSLATE_SYS_ERROR
+#if UV_VERSION_HEX >= UV_VERSION(1, 10, 0)
 		return (uv_translate_sys_error(errno));
 #else
 		return (-errno);
-#endif /* HAVE_UV_TRANSLATE_SYS_ERROR */
+#endif /* UV_VERSION_HEX >= UV_VERSION(1, 10, 0) */
 #endif /* WIN32 */
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/isc/tests/netmgr_test.c b/lib/isc/tests/netmgr_test.c
index 0a28c8c5da..507c3a8a6e 100644
--- a/lib/isc/tests/netmgr_test.c
+++ b/lib/isc/tests/netmgr_test.c
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ mock_udpconnect_uv_udp_bind(void **state __attribute__((unused))) {
 	RESET_RETURN;
 }
 
-#if HAVE_UV_UDP_CONNECT
+#if UV_VERSION_HEX >= UV_VERSION(1, 27, 0)
 static void
 mock_udpconnect_uv_udp_connect(void **state __attribute__((unused))) {
 	WILL_RETURN(uv_udp_connect, UV_ENOMEM);
@@ -2730,7 +2730,7 @@ main(void) {
 						nm_setup, nm_teardown),
 		cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(mock_udpconnect_uv_udp_bind,
 						nm_setup, nm_teardown),
-#if HAVE_UV_UDP_CONNECT
+#if UV_VERSION_HEX >= UV_VERSION(1, 27, 0)
 		cmocka_unit_test_setup_teardown(mock_udpconnect_uv_udp_connect,
 						nm_setup, nm_teardown),
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/isc/tests/uv_wrap.h b/lib/isc/tests/uv_wrap.h
index 46d41d2d45..99cedeec9c 100644
--- a/lib/isc/tests/uv_wrap.h
+++ b/lib/isc/tests/uv_wrap.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #define UNIT_TESTING
 #include <cmocka.h>
 
+#include "../netmgr/uv-compat.h"
+
 /* uv_udp_t */
 
 int
@@ -33,13 +35,13 @@ __wrap_uv_udp_open(uv_udp_t *handle, uv_os_sock_t sock);
 int
 __wrap_uv_udp_bind(uv_udp_t *handle, const struct sockaddr *addr,
 		   unsigned int flags);
-#if HAVE_UV_UDP_CONNECT
+#if UV_VERSION_HEX >= UV_VERSION(1, 27, 0)
 int
 __wrap_uv_udp_connect(uv_udp_t *handle, const struct sockaddr *addr);
 int
 __wrap_uv_udp_getpeername(const uv_udp_t *handle, struct sockaddr *name,
 			  int *namelen);
-#endif /* HAVE_UV_UDP_CONNECT */
+#endif /* UV_VERSION_HEX >= UV_VERSION(1, 27, 0) */
 int
 __wrap_uv_udp_getsockname(const uv_udp_t *handle, struct sockaddr *name,
 			  int *namelen);
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ __wrap_uv_udp_bind(uv_udp_t *handle, const struct sockaddr *addr,
 static atomic_int __state_uv_udp_connect
 	__attribute__((unused)) = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(0);
 
-#if HAVE_UV_UDP_CONNECT
+#if UV_VERSION_HEX >= UV_VERSION(1, 27, 0)
 int
 __wrap_uv_udp_connect(uv_udp_t *handle, const struct sockaddr *addr) {
 	if (atomic_load(&__state_uv_udp_connect) == 0) {
@@ -122,12 +124,12 @@ __wrap_uv_udp_connect(uv_udp_t *handle, const struct sockaddr *addr) {
 	}
 	return (atomic_load(&__state_uv_udp_connect));
 }
-#endif /* HAVE_UV_UDP_CONNECT */
+#endif /* UV_VERSION_HEX >= UV_VERSION(1, 27, 0) */
 
 static atomic_int __state_uv_udp_getpeername
 	__attribute__((unused)) = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(0);
 
-#if HAVE_UV_UDP_CONNECT
+#if UV_VERSION_HEX >= UV_VERSION(1, 27, 0)
 int
 __wrap_uv_udp_getpeername(const uv_udp_t *handle, struct sockaddr *name,
 			  int *namelen) {
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ __wrap_uv_udp_getpeername(const uv_udp_t *handle, struct sockaddr *name,
 	}
 	return (atomic_load(&__state_uv_udp_getpeername));
 }
-#endif /* HAVE_UV_UDP_CONNECT */
+#endif /* UV_VERSION_HEX >= UV_VERSION(1, 27, 0) */
 
 static atomic_int __state_uv_udp_getsockname = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(0);
 int
@@ -274,10 +276,10 @@ __wrap_uv_fileno(const uv_handle_t *handle, uv_os_fd_t *fd) {
 
 #define uv_udp_open(...) __wrap_uv_udp_open(__VA_ARGS__)
 #define uv_udp_bind(...) __wrap_uv_udp_bind(__VA_ARGS__)
-#if HAVE_UV_UDP_CONNECT
+#if UV_VERSION_HEX >= UV_VERSION(1, 27, 0)
 #define uv_udp_connect(...)	__wrap_uv_udp_connect(__VA_ARGS__)
 #define uv_udp_getpeername(...) __wrap_uv_udp_getpeername(__VA_ARGS__)
-#endif /* HAVE_UV_UDP_CONNECT */
+#endif /* UV_VERSION_HEX >= UV_VERSION(1, 27, 0) */
 #define uv_udp_getsockname(...) __wrap_uv_udp_getsockname(__VA_ARGS__)
 #define uv_udp_send(...)	__wrap_uv_udp_send(__VA_ARGS__)
 #define uv_udp_recv_start(...)	__wrap_uv_udp_recv_start(__VA_ARGS__)