diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d65140b8f..d04e19f64 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/opt/icu4c/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/opt/libffi/lib/pkgconfig" && ./autogen.sh --with-freetype --with-glib --with-gobject --with-cairo --with-icu --with-coretext --with-graphite2
       - run: make -j4
       - run: make check || .ci/fail.sh
-      - run: make clean && meson build -Dcoretext=enabled -Damalgam=true && ninja -Cbuild test
+      - run: make clean && meson build -Dcoretext=enabled && ninja -Cbuild test
 
   distcheck:
     docker:
@@ -222,9 +222,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: pip3 install fonttools --upgrade
       - run: pip3 install git+https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson # use C linker, remove when meson 0.55 is released
       - run: meson build && ninja -Cbuild test && rm -rf build
-      # test amalgam build
-      - run: meson build -Damalgam=true && ninja -Cbuild && rm -rf build
-      # test meson's own unity feature also
+      # test meson unity builds
       - run: meson build --unity on && ninja -Cbuild && rm -rf build
       # test experimental APIs
       - run: meson build -Dexperimental_api=true && ninja -Cbuild test && rm -rf build
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index cbd5c5020..090e9b99f 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -34,5 +34,3 @@ option('with_libstdcxx', type: 'boolean', value: false,
   description: 'Allow linking with libstdc++')
 option('experimental_api', type: 'boolean', value: false,
   description: 'Enable experimental APIs')
-option('amalgam', type: 'boolean', value: false,
-  description : 'Enable amalgam builds')
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index b907d4269..873459829 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -346,11 +346,6 @@ if conf.get('HAVE_CORETEXT', 0) == 1
   hb_headers += hb_coretext_headers
 endif
 
-if get_option('amalgam')
-  # replace the array if is amalgam build
-  hb_sources = ['harfbuzz.cc']
-endif
-
 have_icu = conf.get('HAVE_ICU', 0) == 1
 have_icu_builtin = conf.get('HAVE_ICU_BUILTIN', 0) == 1
 
@@ -671,9 +666,7 @@ if get_option('tests').enabled()
   env.set('srcdir', meson.current_source_dir())
   env.set('builddir', meson.current_build_dir())
   env.set('libs', meson.current_build_dir()) # TODO: Merge this with builddir after autotools removal
-  if not get_option('amalgam')
-    env.set('HBSOURCES', ' '.join(hb_sources))
-  endif
+  env.set('HBSOURCES', ' '.join(hb_sources))
   env.set('HBHEADERS', ' '.join(hb_headers))
 
   if cpp.get_id() != 'msvc' and not meson.is_cross_build() # ensure the local tools are usable