diff --git a/aegisub/Makefile.inc.in b/aegisub/Makefile.inc.in
index 357fd82ef..3fb37a713 100644
--- a/aegisub/Makefile.inc.in
+++ b/aegisub/Makefile.inc.in
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ HAVE_OSS        = @with_oss@
 HAVE_PORTAUDIO  = @with_portaudio@
 HAVE_FFMS2      = @with_ffms2@
 HAVE_LIBPULSE   = @with_libpulse@
-HAVE_LIBASS     = @with_libass@
 
 ###################
 # PLATFORM SETTINGS
diff --git a/aegisub/build/Aegisub/Aegisub.targets b/aegisub/build/Aegisub/Aegisub.targets
index 3f1ab045d..aa17434e8 100644
--- a/aegisub/build/Aegisub/Aegisub.targets
+++ b/aegisub/build/Aegisub/Aegisub.targets
@@ -76,30 +76,6 @@
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
 
-  <!-- libass support -->
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(AegisubUseLibass)'=='true'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WITH_LIBASS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>fribidi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-    </Link>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-
-  <!-- Freetype 2 support -->
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(AegisubUseFreetype2)'=='true'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WITH_FREETYPE2;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-
-  <!-- Fontconfig support -->
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(AegisubUseFontconfig)'=='true'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WITH_FONTCONFIG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-
   <!-- FFmpegSource support -->
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(AegisubUseFfms)'=='true'">
     <ClCompile>
diff --git a/aegisub/build/Aegisub/Aegisub.xml b/aegisub/build/Aegisub/Aegisub.xml
index be3cb67e7..650200802 100644
--- a/aegisub/build/Aegisub/Aegisub.xml
+++ b/aegisub/build/Aegisub/Aegisub.xml
@@ -125,20 +125,6 @@
     Description="A high-speed fourier transformation library which improves the spectograph speed and quality. Requires a copy of the FFTW 3.2 source."
     />
 
-  <BoolProperty
-    Name="AegisubUseFontconfig"
-    Category="Features"
-    DisplayName="Fontconfig"
-    Description="Required for the font collector and libass. Requires Freetype 2 and a copy of the Fontconfig source."
-    />
-
-  <BoolProperty
-    Name="AegisubUseLibass"
-    Category="Features"
-    DisplayName="libass"
-    Description="An alternative subtitle renderer which is often faster than VSFilter. Requires Fontconfig, Freetype 2, Fribidi, and a copy of the libass source."
-    />
-
   <!-- Library Paths -->
   <StringProperty
     Subtype="folder"
diff --git a/aegisub/build/Aegisub/standard-libraries.props b/aegisub/build/Aegisub/standard-libraries.props
index aec526d39..0d3c34a28 100644
--- a/aegisub/build/Aegisub/standard-libraries.props
+++ b/aegisub/build/Aegisub/standard-libraries.props
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         sicuin.lib;
         sicutu.lib;
         sicuuc.lib;
+        fribidi.lib;
         %(AdditionalDependencies)
       </AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
diff --git a/aegisub/build/DefaultConfiguration.props b/aegisub/build/DefaultConfiguration.props
index 846380397..a00775b21 100644
--- a/aegisub/build/DefaultConfiguration.props
+++ b/aegisub/build/DefaultConfiguration.props
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
     <AegisubUseDSound>true</AegisubUseDSound>
     <AegisubUseFfms>true</AegisubUseFfms>
     <AegisubUseFftw>true</AegisubUseFftw>
-    <AegisubUseFontconfig>true</AegisubUseFontconfig>
-    <AegisubUseFreetype2>true</AegisubUseFreetype2>
-    <AegisubUseLibass>true</AegisubUseLibass>
     <AegisubUseUpdateChecker>true</AegisubUseUpdateChecker>
     <CsriLibraryName>vsfilter.lib</CsriLibraryName>
     <DirectXSDKPath>$(DXSDK_DIR)</DirectXSDKPath>
diff --git a/aegisub/configure.ac b/aegisub/configure.ac
index e633adf15..5f4393e02 100644
--- a/aegisub/configure.ac
+++ b/aegisub/configure.ac
@@ -238,13 +238,9 @@ AS_IF([test x$no_gl = xyes], [AC_MSG_FAILURE([Aegisub requires GL support.])])
 AC_SUBST(GL_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GL_LIBS)
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FREETYPE, freetype2 >= freetype_required_version,
-                  AC_DEFINE(WITH_FREETYPE2, 1, [Enable FreeType 2 support.]),
-                  [AC_MSG_FAILURE([Aegisub requires >= FreeType2 freetype_required_version])])
-
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FONTCONFIG, fontconfig >= fontconfig_required_version,
-                  [AC_DEFINE(WITH_FONTCONFIG, 1, [Enable FontConfig support.])],
-                  [AC_MSG_FAILURE([Aegisub requires fontconfig >= fontconfig_required_version])])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FREETYPE, freetype2 >= freetype_required_version)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FONTCONFIG, fontconfig >= fontconfig_required_version)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBASS, libass >= libass_required_version)
 
 AX_BOOST_BASE([boost_required_version])
 AX_BOOST_ASIO
@@ -391,8 +387,6 @@ AGI_OPT_PKG(portaudio-2.0, [build without PortAudio v19 audio player [auto]], [E
 
 AGI_OPT_PKG(ffms2, [build without ffms2 A/V provider [auto]], [Enable FFMS2 support])
 
-AGI_OPT_PKG(libass, [build without libass subtitle provider [auto]], [Enable libass support])
-
 AGI_OPT_PKG(fftw3, [build without fftw support [auto]], [Enable fftw support])
 AGI_OPT_PKG(hunspell, [build without hunspell spell-checking [auto]], [Enable Hunspell support])
 
@@ -719,9 +713,6 @@ Audio Players
 A/V Providers
   FFMS2:                 $with_ffms2 $ffms2_disabled
 
-Subtitle Providers:
-  libass                 $with_libass $libass_disabled
-
 Misc Packages
   Hunspell:              $with_hunspell $hunspell_disabled
   FFTW3:                 $with_fftw3 $fftw3_disabled
diff --git a/aegisub/src/Makefile b/aegisub/src/Makefile
index 8e5d1b4ac..2865598c3 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/Makefile
+++ b/aegisub/src/Makefile
@@ -78,14 +78,10 @@ endif
 ###########
 # SUBTITLES
 ###########
-ifeq (yes, $(HAVE_LIBASS))
 subtitles_provider_libass.o: CXXFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_LIBASS) -Wno-c++11-narrowing
 subtitles_provider.o: CXXFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_LIBASS)
 LIBS += $(LIBS_LIBASS)
 SRC += subtitles_provider_libass.cpp
-else
-EXTRA_DIST += subtitles_provider_libass.cpp
-endif
 
 ##############
 # MISCELLANOUS
diff --git a/aegisub/src/dialog_about.cpp b/aegisub/src/dialog_about.cpp
index 7cc85b147..ca1dbcf6f 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/dialog_about.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/dialog_about.cpp
@@ -75,15 +75,11 @@ AboutScreen::AboutScreen(wxWindow *parent)
 	libString += "    vsfilter - Copyright (c) Gabest;\n";
 # endif
 #endif
-#ifdef WITH_LIBASS
 	libString += "    libass - Copyright (c) Evgeniy Stepanov, Grigori Goronzy;\n";
-#endif
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__
 	libString += "    Matroska Parser - Copyright (c) Mike Matsnev;\n";
 #endif
-#ifdef WITH_FREETYPE2
 	libString += "    Freetype - Copyright (c) David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, Werner Lemberg;\n";
-#endif
 #ifdef WITH_FFTW3
 	libString += "    FFTW - Copyright (c) Matteo Frigo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;\n";
 #endif
diff --git a/aegisub/src/dialog_fonts_collector.cpp b/aegisub/src/dialog_fonts_collector.cpp
index 905cb6778..438631be5 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/dialog_fonts_collector.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/dialog_fonts_collector.cpp
@@ -75,14 +75,7 @@ void FontsCollectorThread(AssFile *subs, agi::fs::path const& destination, FcMod
 			collector->AddPendingEvent(event);
 		};
 
-#ifdef WITH_FONTCONFIG
 		FontConfigFontFileLister lister(AppendText);
-#else
-		AppendText(_("Aegisub was built without any font file listers enabled"), 2);
-		struct DummyLister : public FontFileLister {
-			CollectionResult GetFontPaths(std::string const&, int, bool, std::set<wxUniChar> const&) { return CollectionResult(); }
-		} lister;
-#endif
 		auto paths = FontCollector(AppendText, lister).GetFontPaths(subs);
 		if (paths.empty()) {
 			collector->AddPendingEvent(wxThreadEvent(EVT_COLLECTION_DONE));
diff --git a/aegisub/src/font_file_lister_fontconfig.cpp b/aegisub/src/font_file_lister_fontconfig.cpp
index ca4cd865c..9bce1a740 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/font_file_lister_fontconfig.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/font_file_lister_fontconfig.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-#ifdef WITH_FONTCONFIG
 #include "font_file_lister_fontconfig.h"
 
 #include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
@@ -141,4 +140,3 @@ FontFileLister::CollectionResult FontConfigFontFileLister::GetFontPaths(std::str
 	ret.paths.emplace_back((const char *)file);
 	return ret;
 }
-#endif
diff --git a/aegisub/src/font_file_lister_fontconfig.h b/aegisub/src/font_file_lister_fontconfig.h
index 360990ceb..5d8075d94 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/font_file_lister_fontconfig.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/font_file_lister_fontconfig.h
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 /// @ingroup font_collector
 ///
 
-#ifdef WITH_FONTCONFIG
-
 #include "font_file_lister.h"
 
 #include <libaegisub/scoped_ptr.h>
@@ -46,5 +44,3 @@ public:
 
 	CollectionResult GetFontPaths(std::string const& facename, int bold, bool italic, std::set<wxUniChar> const& characters);
 };
-
-#endif
diff --git a/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider.cpp b/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider.cpp
index d80b9e408..14167d5c1 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ void SubtitlesProviderFactory::RegisterProviders() {
 	if (!csri_providers.empty())
 		Register<CSRISubtitlesProvider>("CSRI", false, csri_providers);
 #endif
-#ifdef WITH_LIBASS
 	Register<LibassSubtitlesProvider>("libass");
 	LibassSubtitlesProvider::CacheFonts();
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_libass.cpp b/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_libass.cpp
index 532d64768..a26e5376a 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_libass.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_libass.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-#ifdef WITH_LIBASS
 #include "subtitles_provider_libass.h"
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
@@ -197,5 +196,3 @@ void LibassSubtitlesProvider::CacheFonts() {
 		ass_renderer_done(ass_renderer);
 	});
 }
-
-#endif // WITH_LIBASS
diff --git a/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_libass.h b/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_libass.h
index 84ee24c12..4f398eb07 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_libass.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_libass.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 /// @ingroup subtitle_rendering
 ///
 
-#ifdef WITH_LIBASS
 #include "include/aegisub/subtitles_provider.h"
 
 extern "C" {
@@ -52,4 +51,3 @@ public:
 
 	static void CacheFonts();
 };
-#endif