diff --git a/spa/meson.build b/spa/meson.build
index 7d7eeaafa..f8fdaa6ee 100644
--- a/spa/meson.build
+++ b/spa/meson.build
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ if get_option('spa-plugins').allowed()
           ldac_dec_dep = dep
         endif
       endif
-      if ldac_dec_dep.found()
-        ldac_dep = ldac_dec_dep # use ldacBT for both decode and encode
-      endif
       if not ldac_dec_dep.found() and get_option('bluez5-codec-ldac-dec').enabled()
         error('LDAC decoder library not found')
       endif