diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a31f5ba..4debcd0 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -21,13 +21,7 @@ subdir('include')
 subdir('src')
 subdir('test')
 
-if get_option('link_type') == 'static'
-  chosen_lib = static_lib
-else
-  chosen_lib = shared_lib
-endif
-
-dep = declare_dependency(link_with : chosen_lib, include_directories : includes)
+dep = declare_dependency(link_with : lib, include_directories : includes)
 
 cppcheck = custom_target(meson.project_name() + '_cppcheck_internal',
   output : meson.project_name() + '_cppcheck.log',
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 36a01fb..e69de29 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-option('link_type', type : 'combo', choices : ['static', 'shared'], value : 'static')
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 09f5cf1..1745a57 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -13,5 +13,4 @@ sources += configure_file(output : 'config.cpp', input : 'config.cpp.in',
   'maintainer' : maintainer,
 })
 
-static_lib = static_library(meson.project_name(), sources, include_directories : includes, install: true, dependencies: module_deps)
-shared_lib = shared_library(meson.project_name(), sources, include_directories : includes, install: true, dependencies: module_deps)
+lib = library(meson.project_name(), sources, include_directories : includes, install: true, dependencies: module_deps)
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index eebb1b7..a4660f8 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ test_files = []
 
 foreach test_name : test_names
   test_files += files(test_name + '.cpp')
-  test_exe = executable(test_name + '.test', test_files[-1], link_with : static_lib, include_directories : [includes, src], dependencies : module_deps)
+  test_exe = executable(test_name + '.test', test_files[-1], link_with : lib, include_directories : [includes, src], dependencies : module_deps)
   test(test_name, test_exe, suite : 'regular')
 endforeach