diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 778a34c6e..7465790a4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -98,11 +98,7 @@ gst_dep = dependency('gstreamer-1.0', version: gst_req, required: false)
 gst_base_dep = dependency('gstreamer-base-1.0', required: false)
 pipewire_dep = dependency('libpipewire-0.3', required: false)
 
-recorder_deps = []
 enable_recorder = gst_dep.found() and gst_base_dep.found() and pipewire_dep.found()
-if enable_recorder
-  recorder_deps += [gst_dep, gst_base_dep, gtk_dep, x11_dep]
-endif
 
 nm_deps = []
 if get_option('networkmanager')
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 8dd0887c6..112782d86 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ gnome_shell_deps = [
 ]
 
 gnome_shell_deps += nm_deps
-gnome_shell_deps += recorder_deps
 
 tools_cflags = '-DLOCALEDIR="@0@"'.format(localedir)
 tools_deps = [gio_dep, gjs_dep]