diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 12d82fa91c3..a0e330af0b7 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ singular = dependency('Singular')
 maxima = find_program('maxima', required: true)
 # Cannot be found via pkg-config
 ntl = cc.find_library('ntl')
-# Cannot be found via pkg-config
-meataxe = cc.find_library('meataxe', required: false, disabler: true)
 
 # Meson currently ignores include_directories for Cython modules, so we
 # have to add them manually.
diff --git a/src/sage/libs/meson.build b/src/sage/libs/meson.build
index 61b36da51f5..2e28ef8ff79 100644
--- a/src/sage/libs/meson.build
+++ b/src/sage/libs/meson.build
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ foreach name, pyx : extension_data
   if name == 'sirocco'
     deps += [sirocco]
   elif name == 'meataxe'
-    deps += [mtx, meataxe]
+    deps += [mtx]
   endif
 
   py.extension_module(
diff --git a/src/sage/matrix/meson.build b/src/sage/matrix/meson.build
index c0841d77f34..d2d6e4abbbd 100644
--- a/src/sage/matrix/meson.build
+++ b/src/sage/matrix/meson.build
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ foreach name, pyx : extension_data
     zlib,
   ]
   if name == 'matrix_gfpn_dense'
-    dependencies += [mtx, meataxe]
+    dependencies += [mtx]
   endif
 
   py.extension_module(