diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1ae869bdeb..1544db6e91 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project('mpv',
         'c',
         license: ['GPL2+', 'LGPL2.1+'],
         version: files('./MPV_VERSION'),
-        meson_version: '>=0.62.0',
+        meson_version: '>=1.3.0',
         default_options: [
             'backend_max_links=16',
             'buildtype=debugoptimized',
@@ -603,7 +603,8 @@ sources += [ebml_defs, ebml_types]
 
 subdir('common')
 subdir('etc')
-subdir('player')
+subdir('player/javascript')
+subdir('player/lua')
 subdir('sub')
 
 if darwin
@@ -1684,20 +1685,9 @@ if rst2pdf.found()
 endif
 
 
-if meson.version().version_compare('>= 1.1.0')
-    configuration = meson.build_options()
-else
-    # Arbitrary hardcoded things to pass if the meson version is too
-    # old to have the build_options method.
-    configuration = 'meson configure build ' + '-Dprefix=' + get_option('prefix') + \
-                    ' -Dbuildtype=' + get_option('buildtype') + \
-                    ' -Doptimization=' + get_option('optimization')
-endif
-
-
 # Set config.h
 conf_data = configuration_data()
-conf_data.set_quoted('CONFIGURATION', configuration)
+conf_data.set_quoted('CONFIGURATION', meson.build_options())
 conf_data.set_quoted('DEFAULT_DVD_DEVICE', dvd_device)
 conf_data.set_quoted('DEFAULT_CDROM_DEVICE', cd_device)
 
@@ -1813,8 +1803,7 @@ if get_option('cplayer')
     mpv = executable('mpv', main_fn_source, objects: libmpv.extract_all_objects(recursive: true), dependencies: dependencies,
                      win_subsystem: 'windows', install: true)
 
-    # Older meson versions generate this in the player subdirectory.
-    if win32 and meson.version().version_compare('>= 1.3.0')
+    if win32
         wrapper_sources= 'osdep/win32-console-wrapper.c'
         executable('mpv', wrapper_sources, c_args: '-municode', link_args: '-municode',
                    name_suffix: 'com', install: true)
diff --git a/player/meson.build b/player/meson.build
deleted file mode 100644
index be1e812d3e..0000000000
--- a/player/meson.build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-subdir('javascript')
-subdir('lua')
-
-# Older versions of meson don't allow multiple build targets with the same name in the same
-# file. Generate it here for compatibility reasons for windows.
-if win32 and get_option('cplayer') and meson.version().version_compare('< 1.3.0')
-    wrapper_sources= '../osdep/win32-console-wrapper.c'
-    executable('mpv', wrapper_sources, c_args: '-municode', link_args: '-municode',
-               name_suffix: 'com', install: true)
-    warning('mpv.com executable will be generated in the player subdirectory.')
-endif