diff -Naur claws-mail-4.1.1.orig/configure.ac claws-mail-4.1.1/configure.ac
--- claws-mail-4.1.1.orig/configure.ac	2022-10-20 10:13:00.000000000 +0200
+++ claws-mail-4.1.1/configure.ac	2023-04-02 22:12:14.715133250 +0200
@@ -1238,26 +1238,10 @@
 AC_SUBST(EXPAT_LIBS)
 
 dnl webkit *********************************************************************
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(WEBKIT, webkit2gtk-4.0 >= 2.18.0, HAVE_WEBKIT=yes, HAVE_WEBKIT=no)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(WEBKIT, webkit2gtk-4.1 >= 2.18.0, HAVE_WEBKIT=yes, HAVE_WEBKIT=no)
 AC_SUBST(WEBKIT_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(WEBKIT_CFLAGS)
 
-dnl libsoup ********************************************************************
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBSOUP, libsoup-2.4, HAVE_LIBSOUP=yes, HAVE_LIBSOUP=no)
-if test x"$HAVE_LIBSOUP" = xyes; then
-	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBSOUP, 1, [Define if libsoup is available])
-fi
-AC_SUBST(LIBSOUP_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(LIBSOUP_LIBS)
-
-dnl libsoup-gnome **************************************************************
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBSOUP_GNOME, libsoup-gnome-2.4 >= 2.26, HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME=yes, HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME=no)
-if test x"$HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME" = xyes; then
-	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME, 1, [Define if libsoup_gnome is available])
-fi
-AC_SUBST(LIBSOUP_GNOME_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(LIBSOUP_GNOME_LIBS)
-
 dnl libarchive *****************************************************************
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBARCHIVE, libarchive, HAVE_ARCHIVE=yes, HAVE_ARCHIVE=no)
 AC_SUBST(ARCHIVE_LIBS)
@@ -1573,7 +1557,7 @@
 	dependencies_missing=""
 
 	if test x"$HAVE_WEBKIT" = xno; then
-		dependencies_missing="libwebkit2gtk-4.0 $dependencies_missing"
+		dependencies_missing="libwebkit2gtk-4.1 $dependencies_missing"
 	fi
 	if test x"$HAVE_CURL" = xno; then
 		dependencies_missing="libcurl $dependencies_missing"
diff -Naur claws-mail-4.1.1.orig/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_prefs.c claws-mail-4.1.1/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_prefs.c
--- claws-mail-4.1.1.orig/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_prefs.c	2022-05-06 12:11:04.000000000 +0200
+++ claws-mail-4.1.1/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_prefs.c	2023-04-02 22:07:34.285867703 +0200
@@ -46,11 +46,8 @@
 
 FancyPrefs fancy_prefs;
 
-static void prefs_set_proxy_entry_sens(GtkWidget *button, GtkEntry *entry_str);
+// static void prefs_set_proxy_entry_sens(GtkWidget *button, GtkEntry *entry_str);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME
-static void prefs_disable_fancy_proxy(GtkWidget *checkbox, GtkWidget *block);
-#endif
 typedef struct _FancyPrefsPage FancyPrefsPage;
 
 struct _FancyPrefsPage {
@@ -61,11 +58,8 @@
 	GtkWidget *enable_plugins;
 	GtkWidget *enable_java;
 	GtkWidget *open_external;
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME
-	GtkWidget *gnome_proxy_checkbox;
-#endif
-	GtkWidget *proxy_checkbox;
-	GtkWidget *proxy_str;
+/*	GtkWidget *proxy_checkbox;
+	GtkWidget *proxy_str; */
 	GtkWidget *stylesheet;
 };
 
@@ -84,14 +78,10 @@
 		NULL, NULL, NULL},
 		{"enable_java", "FALSE", &fancy_prefs.enable_java, P_BOOL,
 		NULL, NULL, NULL},
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME
-		{"enable_gnome_proxy","FALSE", &fancy_prefs.enable_gnome_proxy, P_BOOL,
-		NULL, NULL, NULL},
-#endif
-		{"enable_proxy", "FALSE", &fancy_prefs.enable_proxy, P_BOOL,
+/*		{"enable_proxy", "FALSE", &fancy_prefs.enable_proxy, P_BOOL,
 		NULL, NULL, NULL},
 		{"proxy_server", "http://SERVERNAME:PORT", &fancy_prefs.proxy_str, P_STRING,
-		NULL, NULL, NULL},
+		NULL, NULL, NULL}, */
 		{"stylesheet", "", &fancy_prefs.stylesheet, P_STRING, NULL, NULL, NULL},
 		{0,0,0,0,0,0,0}
 };
@@ -180,14 +170,11 @@
 	FancyPrefsPage *prefs_page = (FancyPrefsPage *) page;
 
 	GtkWidget *vbox;
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME
-	GtkWidget *gnome_proxy_checkbox;
-#endif
-	GtkWidget *proxy_checkbox;
+/*	GtkWidget *proxy_checkbox;
 	GtkWidget *proxy_str;
 	GtkWidget *vbox_proxy;
 	GtkWidget *frame_proxy;
-
+*/
 	GtkWidget *frame_remote;
 	GtkWidget *vbox_remote;
 	GtkWidget *remote_label;
@@ -204,25 +191,12 @@
 	vbox = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL, 3);
 	gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(vbox), VBOX_BORDER);
 	gtk_widget_show(vbox);
-
+/*
 	GtkWidget *block = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 5);
 
 	vbox_proxy = gtkut_get_options_frame(vbox, &frame_proxy, _("Proxy"));
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME
-	gnome_proxy_checkbox = gtk_check_button_new_with_label(_("Use GNOME's proxy settings"));	
-	gtk_toggle_button_set_active(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(gnome_proxy_checkbox),
-				     fancy_prefs.enable_gnome_proxy);
-	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox_proxy), gnome_proxy_checkbox, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
-	gtk_widget_show(gnome_proxy_checkbox);
-	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(gnome_proxy_checkbox), "toggled",
-			 G_CALLBACK(prefs_disable_fancy_proxy), block);
-#endif
 	proxy_checkbox = gtk_check_button_new_with_label(_("Use proxy"));
 	proxy_str = gtk_entry_new();
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME
-	if (fancy_prefs.enable_gnome_proxy)
-		gtk_widget_set_sensitive(proxy_checkbox, FALSE);
-#endif
 	gtk_toggle_button_set_active(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(proxy_checkbox),
 				     fancy_prefs.enable_proxy);
 	prefs_set_proxy_entry_sens(proxy_checkbox, GTK_ENTRY(proxy_str));
@@ -234,7 +208,7 @@
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(block), proxy_str, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox_proxy), block, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 	gtk_widget_show_all(vbox_proxy);
-
+*/
 	vbox_remote = gtkut_get_options_frame(vbox, &frame_remote, _("Remote resources"));
 	remote_label = gtk_label_new(_("Loading remote resources can lead to some privacy issues.\n"
 					"When remote content loading is disabled, nothing will be requested\n"
@@ -323,12 +297,8 @@
 	pref_set_entry_from_pref(GTK_ENTRY(stylesheet), fancy_prefs.stylesheet);
 	g_signal_emit_by_name(G_OBJECT(stylesheet), "changed", stylesheet_edit_button);
 
-
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME
-	prefs_page->gnome_proxy_checkbox = gnome_proxy_checkbox;
-#endif
-	prefs_page->proxy_checkbox = proxy_checkbox;
-	prefs_page->proxy_str = proxy_str;
+/*	prefs_page->proxy_checkbox = proxy_checkbox;
+	prefs_page->proxy_str = proxy_str; */
 	prefs_page->enable_remote_content = enable_remote_content;
 	prefs_page->enable_images = enable_images;
 	prefs_page->enable_scripts = enable_scripts;
@@ -374,25 +344,12 @@
 	const gchar *stylesheet = gtk_entry_get_text(GTK_ENTRY(widget));
 	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(GTK_WIDGET(data), (*stylesheet)? TRUE: FALSE);
 }
-
+/*
 static void prefs_set_proxy_entry_sens(GtkWidget *button, GtkEntry *entry_str) {
 	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(GTK_WIDGET(entry_str),
 				 gtk_toggle_button_get_active(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(button)));
 }
-
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME
-static void prefs_disable_fancy_proxy(GtkWidget *checkbox, GtkWidget *block) {
-	gboolean toggle = gtk_toggle_button_get_active(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(checkbox));
-	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(block, !toggle);
-	GList *list = g_list_first(gtk_container_get_children(GTK_CONTAINER(block)));
-	if (toggle) {
-		gtk_toggle_button_set_active(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(list->data), FALSE);
-	}
-	else {
-		gtk_widget_set_sensitive(GTK_WIDGET(list->data), TRUE);
-	}
-}
-#endif
+*/
 static void destroy_fancy_prefs_page(PrefsPage *page)
 {
 	/* Do nothing! */
@@ -425,10 +382,6 @@
 {
 		FancyPrefsPage *prefs_page = (FancyPrefsPage *) page;
 	
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME
-		fancy_prefs.enable_gnome_proxy = gtk_toggle_button_get_active
-				(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(prefs_page->gnome_proxy_checkbox));
-#endif
 		fancy_prefs.enable_images = gtk_toggle_button_get_active
 				(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(prefs_page->enable_images));
 		fancy_prefs.enable_remote_content = gtk_toggle_button_get_active
@@ -441,9 +394,9 @@
 				(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(prefs_page->enable_java));
 		fancy_prefs.open_external = combobox_get_active_data
 				(GTK_COMBO_BOX(prefs_page->open_external));
-		fancy_prefs.enable_proxy = gtk_toggle_button_get_active
+/*		fancy_prefs.enable_proxy = gtk_toggle_button_get_active
 				(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(prefs_page->proxy_checkbox));
-		fancy_prefs.proxy_str = pref_get_pref_from_entry(GTK_ENTRY(prefs_page->proxy_str));
+		fancy_prefs.proxy_str = pref_get_pref_from_entry(GTK_ENTRY(prefs_page->proxy_str)); */
 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
 		/* pref_get_pref_from_entry() escapes the backslashes in strings,
 		 * we do not want that, since this entry contains a Windows path.
diff -Naur claws-mail-4.1.1.orig/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_prefs.h claws-mail-4.1.1/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_prefs.h
--- claws-mail-4.1.1.orig/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_prefs.h	2022-05-06 12:11:04.000000000 +0200
+++ claws-mail-4.1.1/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_prefs.h	2023-04-02 22:07:34.285867703 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* 
  * Claws Mail -- A GTK based, lightweight, and fast e-mail client
- * Copyright(C) 1999-2014 the Claws Mail Team
+ * Copyright(C) 1999-2023 the Claws Mail Team
  * == Fancy Plugin ==
  * This file Copyright (C) 2009 -2014 Salvatore De Paolis
  * <iwkse@claws-mail.org> and the Claws Mail Team
@@ -35,11 +35,8 @@
 	gboolean enable_java;
 	gboolean open_external;
 	gint zoom_level;
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME
-	gboolean enable_gnome_proxy;
-#endif
-	gboolean enable_proxy;
-	gchar *proxy_str;
+	// gboolean enable_proxy;
+	// gchar *proxy_str;
 	gchar *stylesheet;
 };
 
diff -Naur claws-mail-4.1.1.orig/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_viewer.c claws-mail-4.1.1/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_viewer.c
--- claws-mail-4.1.1.orig/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_viewer.c	2022-10-20 09:16:02.000000000 +0200
+++ claws-mail-4.1.1/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_viewer.c	2023-04-02 22:07:34.285867703 +0200
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Claws Mail -- A GTK based, lightweight, and fast e-mail client
  * == Fancy Plugin ==
- * Copyright(C) 1999-2022 the Claws Mail Team
+ * Copyright(C) 1999-2023 the Claws Mail Team
  * This file Copyright (C) 2009-2014 Salvatore De Paolis
  * <iwkse@claws-mail.org> and the Claws Mail Team
  *
@@ -1106,23 +1106,6 @@
 	viewer->mimeviewer.scroll_one_line = fancy_scroll_one_line;
 	viewer->view = WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW(webkit_web_view_new());
 
-/*#ifdef HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME
-  TODO webkit_get_default_session() missing 
-   *     enum WebKitNetworkProxySettings
-   * */
- /* Use GNOME proxy settings through libproxy */
-/*	if (fancy_prefs.enable_gnome_proxy) {
-		SoupSession *session = webkit_get_default_session();
-		soup_session_add_feature_by_type (session, SOUP_TYPE_PROXY_RESOLVER_GNOME);
-	}
-#endif
-	
-	if (fancy_prefs.enable_proxy) {
-		SoupSession *session = webkit_get_default_session();
-		SoupURI* pURI = soup_uri_new(fancy_prefs.proxy_str);
-		g_object_set(session, "proxy-uri", pURI, NULL);
-	}
-*/
 	viewer->settings = webkit_settings_new();
 	g_object_set(viewer->settings, "user-agent", "Fancy Viewer", NULL);
 	viewer->scrollwin = gtk_scrolled_window_new(NULL, NULL);
diff -Naur claws-mail-4.1.1.orig/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_viewer.h claws-mail-4.1.1/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_viewer.h
--- claws-mail-4.1.1.orig/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_viewer.h	2022-10-19 16:49:50.000000000 +0200
+++ claws-mail-4.1.1/src/plugins/fancy/fancy_viewer.h	2023-04-02 22:07:34.285867703 +0200
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*
  * Claws Mail -- a GTK based, lightweight, and fast e-mail client
  * == Fancy Plugin ==
- * Copyright (C) 1999-2013 Hiroyuki Yamamoto and the Claws Mail Team
- * This file Copyright (C) 2009-2013 Salvatore De Paolis <iwkse@claws-mail.org>
+ * Copyright (C) 1999-2023 the Claws Mail Team
+ * This file Copyright (C) 2009-2023 Salvatore De Paolis <iwkse@claws-mail.org>
  *  and the Claws Mail Team
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@
 #include <curl/curlver.h>
 #include "filesel.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBSOUP_GNOME
-#include <libsoup/soup-gnome.h>
-#endif
-
 typedef enum _NavigationMode {
 	NAV_DEFAULT,
 	NAV_INNER,
diff -Naur claws-mail-4.1.1.orig/src/plugins/fancy/Makefile.am claws-mail-4.1.1/src/plugins/fancy/Makefile.am
--- claws-mail-4.1.1.orig/src/plugins/fancy/Makefile.am	2022-10-20 09:16:02.000000000 +0200
+++ claws-mail-4.1.1/src/plugins/fancy/Makefile.am	2023-04-02 22:07:34.285867703 +0200
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2022 the Claws Mail team.
+# Copyright 1999-2023 the Claws Mail team.
 # This file is part of Claws Mail package, and distributed under the
 # terms of the General Public License version 3 (or later).
 # See COPYING file for license details.
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 fancy_la_LIBADD = $(plugin_libadd) \
 	$(GTK_LIBS) \
 	$(WEBKIT_LIBS) \
-	$(LIBSOUP_GNOME_LIBS) \
 	$(CURL_LIBS)
 
 fancy_la_CPPFLAGS = \
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@
 	$(GTK_CFLAGS) \
 	$(ENCHANT_CFLAGS) \
 	$(WEBKIT_CFLAGS) \
-	$(LIBSOUP_GNOME_CFLAGS) \
 	$(CURL_CFLAGS) \
 	-DFANCY_WEB_EXTENSIONS_DIR=\""$(pkglibdir)/plugins/web_extensions"\" \
 	-DFANCY_WEB_EXTENSION_FILE=\""fancywebextension"\"
