diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index bd36a12792..d4360476f4 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -14,32 +14,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const filter_test = b.option([]const u8, "filter-tests", "Filter tests by name");
     const test_step = b.step("test", "Run library tests");
 
-    // zimd
-    const zimd = b.addModule("zimd", CreateOptions{
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "zig/zimd/zimd.zig" },
-        .target = target,
-        .optimize = optimize,
-        .omit_frame_pointer = false,
-        .error_tracing = true,
-        .unwind_tables = true,
-        .strip = false,
-    });
-
-    // test zimd
-    const zimd_test = b.addTest(TestOptions{
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "zig/zimd/zimd.zig" },
-        .target = target,
-        .optimize = optimize,
-        .filter = filter_test,
-        .omit_frame_pointer = false,
-        .error_tracing = true,
-        .unwind_tables = true,
-        .strip = false,
-    });
-    zimd_test.root_module.addImport("zimd", zimd);
-    const zimd_test_run = b.addRunArtifact(zimd_test);
-    test_step.dependOn(&zimd_test_run.step);
-
     // C ABI types
     const c_abi_options = CreateOptions{
         .root_source_file = .{ .path = "zig/c-abi/types.zig" },
@@ -68,7 +42,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         .strip = false,
     });
     codecz.addImport("abi", c_abi_types);
-    codecz.addImport("zimd", zimd);
 
     // test codecs
     const codecz_test = b.addTest(TestOptions{
@@ -84,7 +57,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     });
     codecz_test.root_module.addImport("codecz", codecz);
     codecz_test.root_module.addImport("abi", c_abi_types);
-    codecz_test.root_module.addImport("zimd", zimd);
     codecz_test.addIncludePath(.{ .path = "zig/c-abi/include" });
     const codecz_test_run = b.addRunArtifact(codecz_test);
     test_step.dependOn(&codecz_test_run.step);
@@ -105,7 +77,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     });
     lib_step.root_module.addImport("codecz", codecz);
     lib_step.root_module.addImport("abi", c_abi_types);
-    lib_step.root_module.addImport("zimd", zimd);
     lib_step.addIncludePath(.{ .path = "zig/c-abi/include" });
     lib_step.root_module.c_std = std.Build.CStd.C11;
     lib_step.bundle_compiler_rt = true;
diff --git a/zig/zimd/tblz.zig b/zig/zimd/tblz.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 124328599a..0000000000
--- a/zig/zimd/tblz.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-/// TableLookupBytesOr0
-///
-/// returns bytes[indices[i]], or 0 if indices[i] & 0x80.
-///
-/// Based on https://google.github.io/highway/en/master/quick_reference.html#blockwise
-const builtin = @import("builtin");
-const std = @import("std");
-const zimd = @import("zimd.zig");
-
-const TableLookupBytesOr0 = fn (bytes: @Vector(16, u8), indices: @Vector(16, i8)) callconv(.Inline) @Vector(16, u8);
-
-pub fn GetTableLookupBytesOr0(comptime cpu: std.Target.Cpu) TableLookupBytesOr0 {
-    if (comptime cpu.arch.isAARCH64() and std.Target.aarch64.featureSetHas(cpu.features, .neon)) {
-        return Aarch64_Neon;
-    }
-    if (comptime cpu.arch.isX86() and std.Target.x86.featureSetHas(cpu.features, .ssse3)) {
-        return X64_SSE3;
-    }
-    return Scalar;
-}
-
-pub const tableLookupBytesOr0 = GetTableLookupBytesOr0(builtin.cpu);
-
-// For all vector widths; Arm anyway zeroes if >= 0x10.
-inline fn Aarch64_Neon(bytes: @Vector(16, u8), indices: @Vector(16, i8)) @Vector(16, u8) {
-    return asm ("tbl.16b %[ret], { %[v0] }, %[v1]"
-        : [ret] "=w" (-> @Vector(16, u8)),
-        : [v0] "w" (bytes),
-          [v1] "w" (indices),
-    );
-}
-
-inline fn X64_SSE3(bytes: @Vector(16, u8), indices: @Vector(16, i8)) @Vector(16, u8) {
-    var result = bytes;
-    asm volatile ("pshufb %[indices], %[bytes]"
-        : [bytes] "+x" (result),
-        : [indices] "x" (indices),
-    );
-    return result;
-}
-
-inline fn Scalar(bytes: @Vector(16, u8), indices: @Vector(16, i8)) @Vector(16, u8) {
-    var result: @Vector(16, u8) = undefined;
-    inline for (0..16) |i| {
-        result[i] = if (indices[i] < 0) 0 else bytes[@intCast(indices[i])];
-    }
-    return result;
-}
-
-test "table lookup" {
-    const bytes: @Vector(16, u8) = .{ 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 };
-    const indices: @Vector(16, i8) = .{ 0, 4, 8, 12, 1, 5, 9, 13, 2, 6, 10, 14, -1, -1, -1, -1 };
-
-    const expected: @Vector(16, u8) = .{ 0, 8, 16, 24, 2, 10, 18, 26, 4, 12, 20, 28, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
-
-    const nativeResult = tableLookupBytesOr0(bytes, indices);
-    try std.testing.expectEqual(expected, nativeResult);
-
-    const scalarResult = GetTableLookupBytesOr0(zimd.baselineCpu)(bytes, indices);
-    try std.testing.expectEqual(expected, scalarResult);
-}
diff --git a/zig/zimd/zimd.zig b/zig/zimd/zimd.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index dcf85b2f5b..0000000000
--- a/zig/zimd/zimd.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-const builtin = @import("builtin");
-const std = @import("std");
-
-pub const baselineCpu = std.Target.Cpu.baseline(builtin.cpu.arch);
-
-pub usingnamespace @import("tblz.zig");