diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index aee0f530c..7497c6aab 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	replace-enum-strings.cmake \
 	meson.build \
 	meson_options.txt \
-	subprojects/expat.wrap \
 	subprojects/freetype2.wrap \
 	subprojects/glib.wrap \
 	subprojects/libffi.wrap \
diff --git a/subprojects/.gitignore b/subprojects/.gitignore
index 269debb3e..8f9051b36 100644
--- a/subprojects/.gitignore
+++ b/subprojects/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/expat-2.2.5
 /freetype2
 /glib
 /libffi
diff --git a/subprojects/expat.wrap b/subprojects/expat.wrap
deleted file mode 100644
index 53b762397..000000000
--- a/subprojects/expat.wrap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-[wrap-file]
-directory = expat-2.2.9
-source_url = https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_2_2_9/expat-2.2.9.tar.xz
-source_filename = expat-2.2.9.tar.bz2
-source_hash = 1ea6965b15c2106b6bbe883397271c80dfa0331cdf821b2c319591b55eadc0a4
-patch_url = https://wrapdb.mesonbuild.com/v1/projects/expat/2.2.9/3/get_zip
-patch_filename = expat-2.2.9-3-wrap.zip
-patch_hash = e9aaace62e9a158b5e96f5c38c9f81f369179206acd87697653d777c0d3975d3
-