diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6c6b2b23..36bf6e8b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -150,30 +150,8 @@ lib_wlr = library(
 	install: true,
 	link_args: symbols_flag,
 	link_depends: symbols_file,
-	prelink: true,
 )
 
-if get_option('default_library') != 'shared'
-	lib_target = lib_wlr
-	if get_option('default_library') == 'both'
-		lib_target = lib_wlr.get_static_lib()
-	endif
-	objcopy_prog = find_program('objcopy', native: true)
-	custom_target('libwlroots',
-		input: lib_target,
-		output: lib_target.name() + '.is-stripped',
-		capture: true,
-		command: [
-			objcopy_prog.full_path(), '-w',
-			'--localize-symbol=!wlr_*',
-			'--localize-symbol=!_wlr_*',
-			'--localize-symbol=*',
-			'@INPUT@',
-		],
-		build_by_default: true,
-	)
-endif
-
 wlr_vars = {}
 foreach name, have : features
 	wlr_vars += { 'have_' + name.underscorify(): have.to_string() }