--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -65,16 +65,6 @@
 bcs = []
 bds = []
 bes = []
-install = false
-if get_option('default_library') == 'shared'
-  c_args += ['-DBROTLI_SHARED_COMPILATION']
-  install = true
-  bcs = '-DBROTLICOMMON_SHARED_COMPILATION'
-  bds = '-DBROTLIDEC_SHARED_COMPILATION'
-  bes = '-DBROTLIENC_SHARED_COMPILATION'
-elif get_option('default_library') == 'both'
-  error('both not yet supported.')
-endif
 
 common_src = files(
   'c/common/constants.c',
@@ -85,14 +75,12 @@
   'c/common/transform.c',
 )
 
-libbrotli_common = library(
+libbrotli_common = static_library(
   'brotli_common',
   common_src,
   gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
   c_args: [c_args, bcs],
   include_directories: inc,
-  version: meson.project_version(),
-  install: install,
 )
 
 brotli_common_dep = declare_dependency(
@@ -107,14 +95,12 @@
   'c/dec/state.c',
 )
 
-libbrotli_decoder = library(
+libbrotli_decoder = static_library(
   'brotli_decoder',
   dec_src,
   gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
   c_args: [c_args, bds],
   dependencies: brotli_common_dep,
-  version: meson.project_version(),
-  install: install,
 )
 
 enc_src = files(
@@ -141,14 +127,12 @@
   'c/enc/utf8_util.c',
 )
 
-libbrotli_encoder = library(
+libbrotli_encoder = static_library(
   'brotli_encoder',
   enc_src,
   c_args: [c_args, bes],
   gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
   dependencies: [dep_m, brotli_common_dep],
-  version: meson.project_version(),
-  install: install,
 )
 
 meson.override_dependency('libbrotlicommon', brotli_common_dep)