diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index ae2f9c4c2..b4b39a6b0 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "name": "flycast",
   "version-string": "1.2.0-dev",
   "dependencies": [
-    "sdl2",
-    "zlib"
+    "sdl2"
   ]
 }
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