diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 464e207..8013304 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(
   'audrey',
-  ['c', 'vala'],
+  'c',
   version: '0.1.0',  # AUDREY_VERSION
   meson_version: '>= 1.0.0',
   default_options: ['warning_level=0', 'werror=false'],
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ i18n = import('i18n')
 gnome = import('gnome')
 fs = import('fs')
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
-valac = meson.get_compiler('vala')
 
 srcdir = meson.project_source_root() / 'src'
 
@@ -53,17 +52,12 @@ endif
 cargo = find_program('cargo')
 cargo_env = environment()
 cargo_env.set('MESON_BUILD_ROOT', meson.project_build_root())
-cargo_env.append(
-  'RUSTFLAGS',
-  '-L ' + fs.parent(audrey_c.full_path()),
-  separator: ' ',
-)
 
 custom_target(
   'cargo-build',
   build_by_default: true,
   build_always_stale: true,
-  depends: [audrey_c, blueprints],
+  depends: blueprints,
   input: config_rs,
   console: true,
   # means nothing (always stale and uncopied), we can't cp since env: drops the /bin/sh wrapper
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f5aaf4e..a0422fa 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ use gtk::{gio, glib};
 
 pub mod mpv;
 
-#[link(name = "audrey")]
-extern "C" {}
-
 fn main() -> glib::ExitCode {
     gio::resources_register_include!("audrey.gresource").expect("could not register resources");
 
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index b3e0330..b0e8989 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1,20 +1,5 @@
-audrey_sources = [
-  'playbin.vala',
-]
-
 config_rs = configure_file(
   output: 'meson_config.rs',
   input: 'meson_config.rs.in',
   configuration: config_h,
 )
-
-audrey_deps = [
-  dependency('gtk4', version: '>= 4.16'),
-]
-
-audrey_c = static_library(
-  'audrey',
-  audrey_sources,
-  dependencies: audrey_deps,
-  install: true,
-)
diff --git a/src/playbin.vala b/src/playbin.vala
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000