diff --git a/libraries/discordrpc/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/discordrpc/CMakeLists.txt
index e13e3a58b..2f0ae25bd 100644
--- a/libraries/discordrpc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/discordrpc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,27 +23,7 @@ if (CLANG_FORMAT_CMD)
     )
 endif(CLANG_FORMAT_CMD)
 
-# thirdparty stuff
-execute_process(
-    COMMAND mkdir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty
-    ERROR_QUIET
-)
-
-find_file(RAPIDJSONTEST NAMES rapidjson rapidjson-1.1.0 PATHS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_BOTH)
-if (NOT RAPIDJSONTEST)
-    message("no rapidjson, download")
-    set(RJ_TAR_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/v1.1.0.tar.gz)
-    file(DOWNLOAD https://github.com/miloyip/rapidjson/archive/v1.1.0.tar.gz ${RJ_TAR_FILE})
-    execute_process(
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E tar xzf ${RJ_TAR_FILE}
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty
-    )
-    file(REMOVE ${RJ_TAR_FILE})
-endif(NOT RAPIDJSONTEST)
-
-find_file(RAPIDJSON NAMES rapidjson rapidjson-1.1.0 PATHS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_BOTH)
-
-add_library(rapidjson STATIC IMPORTED ${RAPIDJSON})
+include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../src/common/thirdparty)
 
 # add subdirs