diff --git a/winbuild/build.rst b/winbuild/build.rst
index 7493c30e5..b30a94226 100644
--- a/winbuild/build.rst
+++ b/winbuild/build.rst
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ behaviour of ``build_prepare.py``:
 
 * ``-v`` will print generated scripts.
 * ``--no-imagequant`` will skip GPL-licensed ``libimagequant`` optional dependency
-* ``--no-raqm`` will skip optional dependency Raqm (which itself depends on
-  LGPL-licensed ``fribidi``).
+* ``--no-fribidi`` or ``--no-raqm`` will skip optional LGPL-licensed dependency FriBiDi
+  (required for Raqm text shaping).
 * ``--python=<path>`` and ``--executable=<exe>`` override ``PYTHON`` and ``EXECUTABLE``.
 * ``--architecture=<arch>`` overrides ``ARCHITECTURE``.
 * ``--dir=<path>`` and ``--depends=<path>`` override ``PILLOW_BUILD``
diff --git a/winbuild/raqm.cmake b/winbuild/raqm.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 82c9cdc70..000000000
--- a/winbuild/raqm.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
-
-project(libraqm)
-
-
-find_library(fribidi NAMES fribidi)
-find_library(harfbuzz NAMES harfbuzz)
-find_library(freetype NAMES freetype)
-
-add_definitions(-DFRIBIDI_LIB_STATIC)
-
-
-function(raqm_conf)
-	file(READ configure.ac RAQM_CONF)
-	string(REGEX MATCH "\\[([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\]," _ "${RAQM_CONF}")
-	set(RAQM_VERSION_MAJOR "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
-	set(RAQM_VERSION_MINOR "${CMAKE_MATCH_2}")
-	set(RAQM_VERSION_MICRO "${CMAKE_MATCH_3}")
-	set(RAQM_VERSION "${RAQM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${RAQM_VERSION_MINOR}.${RAQM_VERSION_MICRO}")
-	message("detected libraqm version ${RAQM_VERSION}")
-	configure_file(src/raqm-version.h.in src/raqm-version.h @ONLY)
-endfunction()
-raqm_conf()
-
-
-set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
-set(RAQM_SOURCES
-	src/raqm.c)
-set(RAQM_HEADERS
-	src/raqm.h
-	src/raqm-version.h)
-
-add_library(libraqm SHARED
-	${RAQM_SOURCES}
-	${RAQM_HEADERS})
-target_link_libraries(libraqm
-	${fribidi}
-	${harfbuzz}
-	${freetype})