--- ./operations/common/introspect.c.orig	2020-12-20 06:16:48.799965900 -0600
+++ ./operations/common/introspect.c	2020-12-21 15:41:14.459774463 -0600
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
   dot = g_find_program_in_path ("dot");
 
-  if (! dot || op_introspect->user_data || op_introspect->node == NULL)
+  if (op_introspect->user_data || op_introspect->node == NULL)
     return;
 
   /* Construct temp filenames */
@@ -175,12 +175,9 @@
 gegl_introspect_is_available (void)
 {
   gchar    *dot;
-  gboolean  found = FALSE;
-
-  dot = g_find_program_in_path ("dot");
-  found = (dot != NULL);
-  g_free (dot);
+  gboolean  found = TRUE;
 
+  /* always return TRUE to avoid a runtime check on dot */
   return found;
 }