--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
 # Set up options for compiling the _rtmidi Extension
 if cythonize:
-    sources = [join(SRC_DIR, "_rtmidi.pyx"), join(SRC_DIR, "rtmidi", "RtMidi.cpp")]
+    sources = [join(SRC_DIR, "_rtmidi.pyx")]
 elif exists(join(SRC_DIR, "_rtmidi.cpp")):
     cythonize = lambda x: x  # noqa
     sources = [join(SRC_DIR, "_rtmidi.cpp"), join(SRC_DIR, "rtmidi", "RtMidi.cpp")]
@@ -145,18 +145,13 @@
 
 
 if sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
-    if alsa and find_library('asound'):
-        define_macros.append(("__LINUX_ALSA__", None))
-        libraries.append('asound')
+    if not find_library('rtmidi'):
+        sys.exit("Failed to find librtmidi")
 
-    if jack:
-        check_for_jack(define_macros, libraries)
-
-    if not find_library('pthread'):
-        sys.exit("The 'pthread' library is required to build python-rtmidi on"
-                 "Linux. Please install the libc6 development package.")
-
-    libraries.append("pthread")
+    res = subprocess.check_output(['pkg-config', '--variable', 'includedir', 'rtmidi'])
+    rtmidi_include_dir = res.decode().strip()
+    include_dirs.append(rtmidi_include_dir)
+    libraries.append('rtmidi')
 elif sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
     if jack:
         check_for_jack(define_macros, libraries)
@@ -197,7 +192,7 @@
 # Finally, set up our distribution
 setup(
     packages=['rtmidi'],
-    ext_modules=cythonize(extensions),
+    ext_modules=cythonize(extensions, include_path=[ rtmidi_include_dir ]),
     tests_require=[],  # Test dependencies are handled by tox
     # On systems without a RTC (e.g. Raspberry Pi), system time will be the
     # Unix epoch when booted without network connection, which makes zip fail,
--- a/tests/test_rtmidi.py
+++ b/tests/test_rtmidi.py
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@
             else:
                 self.assertEqual(res, rtmidi.API_UNSPECIFIED)
 
-    def test_get_rtmidi_version(self):
-        version = rtmidi.get_rtmidi_version()
-        self.assertTrue(isinstance(version, string_types))
-        self.assertEqual(version, '4.0.0')
-
 
 class BaseTests:
     NOTE_ON = [0x90, 48, 100]