diff --git a/malcontent-control/meson.build b/malcontent-control/meson.build
index 11f1ff9..7ade11b 100644
--- a/malcontent-control/meson.build
+++ b/malcontent-control/meson.build
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ malcontent_control = executable('malcontent-control',
     dependency('glib-2.0', version: '>= 2.54.2'),
     dependency('gobject-2.0', version: '>= 2.54'),
     dependency('gtk+-3.0'),
-    dependency('flatpak'),
     dependency('polkit-gobject-1'),
     libmalcontent_dep,
     libmalcontent_ui_dep,