diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b0ec08c..c410e01 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -27,15 +27,8 @@ sources = files(
   'src/writer/scene_writer.cpp',
 )
 
-if not get_option('build_local')
-  starlet_math = subproject('starlet_math')
-  starlet_math_dep = starlet_math.get_variable('starlet_math_dep')
-  starlet_logger = subproject('starlet_logger')
-  starlet_logger_dep = starlet_logger.get_variable('starlet_logger_dep')
-else
-  starlet_math_dep = dependency('starlet_math')
-  starlet_logger_dep = dependency('starlet_logger')
-endif
+starlet_math_dep = dependency('starlet_math')
+starlet_logger_dep = dependency('starlet_logger')
 
 starlet_serializer_lib = static_library('starlet_serializer', sources,
   include_directories : inc,
diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index 206d5be..9b80c88 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -2,7 +2,3 @@ option(
   'build_tests', description : 'Build unit tests',
   type : 'boolean', value : false
 )
-option(
-  'build_local', description : 'Link against local dependencies instead of fetching',
-  type : 'boolean', value : false
-)