diff --git a/ci_container/build.sh b/ci_container/build.sh
index f3072ce..c2c53bc 100755
--- a/ci_container/build.sh
+++ b/ci_container/build.sh
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ for i in "${images[@]}"; do
 	    pkg-config \
 	    python3-pip \
 	    exim4-daemon-heavy \
-	    openssl \
-	    meson; \
+	    openssl; \
 	DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBIAN_PRIORITY=critical apt-get install -y \
 	    debhelper \
 	    dh-make \