diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6d31bdc41..90200d4e3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ xkbcommon = dependency('xkbcommon',
 	],
 )
 pixman = dependency('pixman-1',
-	version: '>=0.43.0',
+	version: '>=0.46.0',
 	fallback: 'pixman',
 	default_options: ['werror=false'],
 )
diff --git a/render/pixman/meson.build b/render/pixman/meson.build
index dea96b096..ea9a396ef 100644
--- a/render/pixman/meson.build
+++ b/render/pixman/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-pixman = dependency('pixman-1', version: '>=0.46.0')
-
-wlr_deps += pixman
-
 wlr_files += files(
 	'pass.c',
 	'pixel_format.c',