diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 470eb0e6b..158499344 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ pcre2 = dependency('libpcre2-8')
 wayland_server = dependency('wayland-server', version: '>=1.21.0')
 wayland_client = dependency('wayland-client')
 wayland_cursor = dependency('wayland-cursor')
-wayland_egl = dependency('wayland-egl')
 wayland_protos = dependency('wayland-protocols', version: '>=1.24')
 wlroots = dependency('wlroots', version: wlroots_version)
 xkbcommon = dependency('xkbcommon')