--- a/docs/meson.build
+++ b/docs/meson.build
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-gidocgen_dep = dependency('gi-docgen',
-  version: '>= 2021.1',
-  fallback: ['gi-docgen', 'dummy_dep'],
-  required: get_option('gtk_doc'),
-)
 
 
 toml_conf = configuration_data()