diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d31ec88eb0..4400f35728 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -501,8 +501,7 @@ if features['win32-desktop']
                           cc.find_library('ole32'),
                           cc.find_library('uuid'),
                           cc.find_library('uxtheme'),
-                          cc.find_library('version'),
-                          cc.find_library('winmm')]
+                          cc.find_library('version')]
     dependencies += win32_desktop_libs
     path_source = files('osdep/path-win.c')
     subprocess_source = files('osdep/subprocess-win.c')
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 7be1db4777..a78428333a 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ endif
 if features['win32-desktop']
     test_utils_deps += cc.find_library('imm32')
     test_utils_deps += cc.find_library('ntdll')
-    test_utils_deps += cc.find_library('winmm')
 endif
 test_utils_objects = libmpv.extract_objects(test_utils_files)
 test_utils = static_library('test-utils', 'test_utils.c', include_directories: incdir,