diff --git a/aedi/target/__init__.py b/aedi/target/__init__.py
index e7ea638c..c6ec6581 100644
--- a/aedi/target/__init__.py
+++ b/aedi/target/__init__.py
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ def targets():
         VpxTarget(),
         WebpTarget(),
         YasmTarget(),
-        ZlibTarget(),
         ZlibNgTarget(),
         ZMusicTarget(),
 
diff --git a/aedi/target/dependency.py b/aedi/target/dependency.py
index 7a856468..0058571f 100644
--- a/aedi/target/dependency.py
+++ b/aedi/target/dependency.py
@@ -917,21 +917,6 @@ class YasmTarget(ConfigureMakeDependencyTarget):
         return os.path.exists(state.source + 'libyasm.h')
 
 
-class ZlibTarget(ConfigureMakeDependencyTarget):
-    def __init__(self, name='zlib'):
-        super().__init__(name)
-        self.options['--static'] = None
-
-    def prepare_source(self, state: BuildState):
-        state.download_source(
-            'https://zlib.net/zlib-1.2.11.tar.gz',
-            'c3e5e9fdd5004dcb542feda5ee4f0ff0744628baf8ed2dd5d66f8ca1197cb1a1')
-
-    def detect(self, state: BuildState) -> bool:
-        return os.path.exists(state.source + 'zlib.pc.in') \
-            and not os.path.exists(state.source + 'zlib-ng.h')
-
-
 class ZlibNgTarget(CMakeStaticDependencyTarget):
     def __init__(self, name='zlib-ng'):
         super().__init__(name)