diff --git a/docs/meson.build b/docs/meson.build
index 19094d8f7..1fd75cf56 100644
--- a/docs/meson.build
+++ b/docs/meson.build
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-if build_machine.system() == 'windows'
-  message('Skipping gtk-doc while building on Windows')
-  subdir_done()
-endif
-
 if not find_program('gtkdoc-scan', required: get_option('docs')).found()
   message('Not building documentation as gtk-doc was not found')
   subdir_done()