diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9369487c9d..a77b79b5ad 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2352,8 +2352,6 @@ if vulkan.found()
                                      dependencies: vulkan)
 endif
 
-openssl = dependency('openssl', method: 'pkg-config', required: true)
-
 if host_os == 'windows'
   libpcap = declare_dependency(include_directories: 'winpcap-loader/include',
                                link_args: ['-lws2_32'])
diff --git a/ui/meson.build b/ui/meson.build
index 6853b37795..83ff4cfd1b 100644
--- a/ui/meson.build
+++ b/ui/meson.build
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ elif host_os == 'windows'
 elif host_os == 'darwin'
   xemu_ss.add(files('xemu-os-utils-macos.m'))
 endif
-xemu_ss.add(imgui, implot, stb_image, noc, sdl, opengl, openssl, fa, fpng, json, fatx)
+xemu_ss.add(imgui, implot, stb_image, noc, sdl, opengl, fa, fpng, json, fatx)
 system_ss.add_all(xemu_ss)
 
 system_ss.add(when: pixman, if_true: files('console-vc.c'), if_false: files('console-vc-stubs.c'))