diff --git a/plugins/checkupdate/Makefile.am b/plugins/checkupdate/Makefile.am
index a49666c..471f8b0 100644
--- a/plugins/checkupdate/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/checkupdate/Makefile.am
@@ -24,26 +24,17 @@ plugin_in_files = checkupdate.pluma-plugin.desktop.in
 
 plugin_DATA = $(plugin_in_files:.pluma-plugin.desktop.in=.pluma-plugin)
 
-schemasdir	 = $(MATECONF_SCHEMA_FILE_DIR)
-schemas_in_files = pluma-check-update.schemas.in
-schemas_DATA 	 = $(schemas_in_files:.schemas.in=.schemas)
-@INTLTOOL_SCHEMAS_RULE@
+@INTLTOOL_XML_NOMERGE_RULE@
+gsettings_SCHEMAS = org.mate.pluma.plugins.checkupdate.gschema.xml
+@GSETTINGS_RULES@
 
-if MATECONF_SCHEMAS_INSTALL
-install-data-local:
-	        if test -z "$(DESTDIR)" ; then \
-	                for p in $(schemas_DATA) ; do \
-	                        MATECONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=$(MATECONF_SCHEMA_CONFIG_SOURCE) $(MATECONFTOOL) --makefile-install-rule $(top_builddir)/plugins/checkupdate/$$p ; \
-	                done \
-	        fi
-else
-install-data-local:
-endif
+%.gschema.xml.in: %.gschema.xml.in.in Makefile
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(SED) -e 's^\@GETTEXT_PACKAGE\@^$(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)^g' < $< > $@
 
-EXTRA_DIST = $(plugin_in_files) $(schemas_in_files)
+EXTRA_DIST = $(plugin_in_files) $(gsettings_SCHEMAS_in_in)
 
-CLEANFILES = $(plugin_DATA) $(schemas_DATA)
+CLEANFILES = $(plugin_DATA) $(gsettings_SCHEMAS_in) $(gsettings_SCHEMAS)
 
-DISTCLEANFILES = $(plugin_DATA) $(schemas_DATA)
+DISTCLEANFILES = $(plugin_DATA) $(gsettings_SCHEMAS_in) $(gsettings_SCHEMAS)
 
 -include $(top_srcdir)/git.mk
diff --git a/plugins/checkupdate/org.mate.pluma.plugins.checkupdate.gschema.xml.in.in b/plugins/checkupdate/org.mate.pluma.plugins.checkupdate.gschema.xml.in.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8fab7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/checkupdate/org.mate.pluma.plugins.checkupdate.gschema.xml.in.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<schemalist gettext-domain="@GETTEXT_PACKAGE@">
+  <schema id="org.mate.pluma.plugins.checkupdate" path="/org/mate/pluma/plugins/checkupdate/">
+    <key name="ignore-version" type="s">
+      <default>''</default>
+      <_summary>Version to ignore until the next version is released</_summary>
+    </key>
+  </schema>
+</schemalist>
diff --git a/plugins/checkupdate/pluma-check-update-plugin.c b/plugins/checkupdate/pluma-check-update-plugin.c
index 44e4ac9..2f8bd1a 100644
--- a/plugins/checkupdate/pluma-check-update-plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/checkupdate/pluma-check-update-plugin.c
@@ -29,24 +29,24 @@
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include <mateconf/mateconf-client.h>
+#include <gio/gio.h>
 
 #if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2, 17, 1)
 #include <pluma/pluma-message-area.h>
 #endif
 
-#define MATECONF_KEY_BASE "/apps/pluma/plugins/checkupdate"
-#define MATECONF_KEY_IGNORE_VERSION   MATECONF_KEY_BASE "/ignore_version"
+#define SETTINGS_SCHEMA           "org.mate.pluma.plugins.checkupdate"
+#define SETTINGS_IGNORE_VERSION   "ignore-version"
 
 #define WINDOW_DATA_KEY "PlumaCheckUpdatePluginWindowData"
 
 #define VERSION_PLACE "<a href=\"[0-9]\\.[0-9]+/\">"
 
 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
-#define PLUMA_URL "http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/mate/binaries/win32/pluma/"
+#define PLUMA_URL "http://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-text-editor/"
 #define FILE_REGEX "pluma\\-setup\\-[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+(\\-[0-9]+)?\\.exe"
 #else
-#define PLUMA_URL "http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/mate/binaries/mac/pluma/"
+#define PLUMA_URL "http://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-text-editor/"
 #define FILE_REGEX "pluma\\-[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+(\\-[0-9]+)?\\.dmg"
 #endif
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct _PlumaCheckUpdatePluginPrivate
 {
 	SoupSession *session;
 
-	MateConfClient *mateconf_client;
+	GSettings *settings;
 };
 
 typedef struct
@@ -101,12 +101,7 @@ pluma_check_update_plugin_init (PlumaCheckUpdatePlugin *plugin)
 
 	plugin->priv->session = soup_session_async_new ();
 
-	plugin->priv->mateconf_client = mateconf_client_get_default ();
-
-	mateconf_client_add_dir (plugin->priv->mateconf_client,
-			      MATECONF_KEY_BASE,
-			      MATECONF_CLIENT_PRELOAD_ONELEVEL,
-			      NULL);
+	plugin->priv->settings = g_settings_new (SETTINGS_SCHEMA);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -120,13 +115,11 @@ pluma_check_update_plugin_dispose (GObject *object)
 		plugin->priv->session = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (plugin->priv->mateconf_client != NULL)
+	if (plugin->priv->settings != NULL)
 	{
-		mateconf_client_suggest_sync (plugin->priv->mateconf_client, NULL);
+		g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (plugin->priv->settings));
 
-		g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (plugin->priv->mateconf_client));
-
-		plugin->priv->mateconf_client = NULL;
+		plugin->priv->settings = NULL;
 	}
 
 	pluma_debug_message (DEBUG_PLUGINS,
@@ -266,10 +259,9 @@ on_response_cb (GtkWidget   *infobar,
 
 		data = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (window), WINDOW_DATA_KEY);
 
-		mateconf_client_set_string (data->plugin->priv->mateconf_client,
-					 MATECONF_KEY_IGNORE_VERSION,
-					 data->version,
-					 NULL);
+		g_settings_set_string (data->plugin->priv->settings,
+					 SETTINGS_IGNORE_VERSION,
+					 data->version);
 	}
 
 	g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (window),
@@ -467,9 +459,8 @@ parse_file_version (const gchar *file)
 static gchar *
 get_ignore_version (PlumaCheckUpdatePlugin *plugin)
 {
-	return mateconf_client_get_string (plugin->priv->mateconf_client,
-					MATECONF_KEY_IGNORE_VERSION,
-					NULL);
+	return g_settings_get_string (plugin->priv->settings,
+					SETTINGS_IGNORE_VERSION);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/plugins/checkupdate/pluma-check-update.schemas.in b/plugins/checkupdate/pluma-check-update.schemas.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 2db4d56..0000000
--- a/plugins/checkupdate/pluma-check-update.schemas.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<mateconfschemafile>
-  <schemalist>
-    <schema>
-      <key>/schemas/apps/pluma/plugins/checkupdate/ignore_version</key>
-      <applyto>/apps/pluma/plugins/checkupdate/ignore_version</applyto>
-      <owner>pluma</owner>
-      <type>string</type>
-      <locale name="C">
-        <short>Version to ignore until the next version is released</short>
-      </locale>
-    </schema>
-  </schemalist>
-</mateconfschemafile>