diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3928f9c2..e2be180f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ if sass.found()
 endif

 if not sass.found() or sass_is_ruby_sass or not sass_has_module_system
-  message('dart-sass >= 1.23.0 not found, installing it locally via npm')
-  npm = find_program('npm')
-  run_command(npm, 'install')
   sass = find_program('./node_modules/.bin/sass')
 endif