diff --git a/build/windows/2_build-gimp-msys2.ps1 b/build/windows/2_build-gimp-msys2.ps1
index 8879079902..500d655bac 100644
--- a/build/windows/2_build-gimp-msys2.ps1
+++ b/build/windows/2_build-gimp-msys2.ps1
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ Write-Output "$([char]27)[0Ksection_start:$(Get-Date -UFormat %s -Millisecond 0)
 if (-not (Test-Path _build-$MSYSTEM_PREFIX\build.ninja -Type Leaf))
   {
     #FIXME: There is no GJS for Windows. See: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/5891
-    meson setup _build-$MSYSTEM_PREFIX -Dprefix="$GIMP_PREFIX" -Djavascript=disabled `
-                                       -Ddirectx-sdk-dir="$MSYS_ROOT/$MSYSTEM_PREFIX" -Denable-default-bin=enabled `
-                                       -Dbuild-id='org.gimp.GIMP_official' $INSTALLER_OPTION $STORE_OPTION $PKGCONF_RELOCATABLE_OPTION $NON_RELOCATABLE_OPTION
+    meson setup _build-$MSYSTEM_PREFIX -Dprefix="$GIMP_PREFIX" $NON_RELOCATABLE_OPTION `
+                                       $INSTALLER_OPTION $STORE_OPTION $PKGCONF_RELOCATABLE_OPTION `
+                                       -Denable-default-bin=enabled -Dbuild-id='org.gimp.GIMP_official'
   }
 Set-Location _build-$MSYSTEM_PREFIX
 ninja
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a411727d88..3a5784ed31 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -995,23 +995,7 @@ conf.set('HAVE_LIBGUDEV', gudev.found())
 
 
 # DirectX DirectInput
-directx = no_dep
-directx_sdk_path = get_option('directx-sdk-dir')
-if directx_sdk_path != '' and platform_windows
-  if directx_sdk_path.contains(' ') or directx_sdk_path.contains('\\')
-    error('\n'.join([
-      'The DirectX SDK path should be given :',
-      '* without spaces (use MSys mounts)',
-      '* with plain (forward) slashes only,'
-    ]))
-  endif
-
-  directx = declare_dependency(
-    dependencies: cc.find_library('dxguid',
-                                  dirs: directx_sdk_path / 'Lib' / 'x86'),
-    include_directories: directx_sdk_path / 'Include',
-  )
-endif
+directx = platform_windows ? cc.find_library('dxguid') : no_dep
 conf.set('HAVE_DX_DINPUT', directx.found())
 
 cfitsio_dep = dependency('cfitsio', required: get_option('fits'))
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 8c365f1b70..1266292337 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ option('check-update',      type: 'combo', value: 'platform-default',
 option('bug-report-url',    type: 'string',  value: '',   description: 'URL used by the debug dialog to report bugs')
 option('gimpdir',           type: 'string',  value: '',   description: 'Change default gimpdir from ~/.config/GIMP/3.0 to ~/.config/DIR/3.0 (if relative), or to DIR (if absolute)')
 option('icc-directory',     type: 'string',  value: '',   description: 'Path to default color profiles for this system')
-option('directx-sdk-dir',   type: 'string',  value: '',   description: 'Prefix where the DirectX SDK is installed(optional)')
 option('with-sendmail',     type: 'string',  value: '',   description: 'Use Sendmail instead of Xdg-email')
 
 option('win32-32bits-dll-folder', type: 'string',  value: '32/bin', description: 'alternative folder with 32-bit versions of DLL libraries on Windows')