diff --git a/gvsbuild/projects/cairo.py b/gvsbuild/projects/cairo.py
index 05332c05c..341ae34da 100644
--- a/gvsbuild/projects/cairo.py
+++ b/gvsbuild/projects/cairo.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ def __init__(self):
             dependencies=["freetype", "glib", "pixman", "libpng"],
             patches=["0001-fix-alloca-unresolved.patch"],
         )
-        self.add_param("-Ddwrite=enabled")
         self.add_param("-Dfreetype=enabled")
         self.add_param("-Dfontconfig=disabled")
 
diff --git a/gvsbuild/projects/harfbuzz.py b/gvsbuild/projects/harfbuzz.py
index 753a7f71a..75c015eb5 100644
--- a/gvsbuild/projects/harfbuzz.py
+++ b/gvsbuild/projects/harfbuzz.py
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ def __init__(self):
         else:
             self.add_param("-Dintrospection=disabled")
 
-        self.add_param("-Ddirectwrite=enabled")
-        self.add_param("-Dgdi=enabled")
-
     def build(self):
         Meson.build(self)
         self.install(r".\COPYING share\doc\harfbuzz")
diff --git a/gvsbuild/projects/librsvg.py b/gvsbuild/projects/librsvg.py
index e14645776..92bc4081d 100644
--- a/gvsbuild/projects/librsvg.py
+++ b/gvsbuild/projects/librsvg.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ def __init__(self):
                 "pango",
                 "gdk-pixbuf",
                 "libxml2",
-                "freetype",
             ],
             patches=[],
         )