diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 85d58a35..8f522a3b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -126,17 +126,6 @@ else
 endif
 add_project_arguments('-DSWAY_VERSION=@0@'.format(version), language: 'c')
 
-if get_option('use_rpath')
-	if get_option('custom_rpath') == ''
-		# default to platform specific libdir, one level up from the binary
-		rpathdir = join_paths('$ORIGIN', '..', '$LIB')
-	else
-		rpathdir = get_option('custom_rpath')
-	endif
-else
-	rpathdir = ''
-endif
-
 sway_inc = include_directories('include')
 
 subdir('include')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 836d171a..04b29e17 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 option('sway-version', type : 'string', description: 'The version string reported in `sway --version`.')
-option('use_rpath', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'install binaries with rpath set')
-option('custom_rpath', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'override rpath with a custom one')
 option('default-wallpaper', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Install the default wallpaper.')
 option('zsh-completions', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Install zsh shell completions.')
 option('bash-completions', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Install bash shell completions.')
diff --git a/sway/meson.build b/sway/meson.build
index 2388a66d..94d5abdb 100644
--- a/sway/meson.build
+++ b/sway/meson.build
@@ -205,6 +205,5 @@ executable(
 	include_directories: [sway_inc],
 	dependencies: sway_deps,
 	link_with: [lib_sway_common],
-	install_rpath : rpathdir,
 	install: true
 )
diff --git a/swaybar/meson.build b/swaybar/meson.build
index a44c0061..b35f8169 100644
--- a/swaybar/meson.build
+++ b/swaybar/meson.build
@@ -42,6 +42,5 @@ executable(
 	include_directories: [sway_inc],
 	dependencies: swaybar_deps,
 	link_with: [lib_sway_common, lib_sway_client],
-	install_rpath : rpathdir,
 	install: true
 )
diff --git a/swaybg/meson.build b/swaybg/meson.build
index 095c5488..8704de6d 100644
--- a/swaybg/meson.build
+++ b/swaybg/meson.build
@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@ executable(
 		wlroots,
 	],
 	link_with: [lib_sway_common, lib_sway_client],
-	install_rpath : rpathdir,
 	install: true
 )
diff --git a/swaymsg/meson.build b/swaymsg/meson.build
index 7318349d..b78e6cb0 100644
--- a/swaymsg/meson.build
+++ b/swaymsg/meson.build
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 executable(
-    'swaymsg',
-    'main.c',
-    include_directories: [sway_inc],
-    dependencies: [jsonc, wlroots],
-    link_with: [lib_sway_common],
-    install_rpath : rpathdir,
-    install: true
+	'swaymsg',
+	'main.c',
+	include_directories: [sway_inc],
+	dependencies: [jsonc, wlroots],
+	link_with: [lib_sway_common],
+	install: true
 )
diff --git a/swaynag/meson.build b/swaynag/meson.build
index 223a0bc7..2ba3ed95 100644
--- a/swaynag/meson.build
+++ b/swaynag/meson.build
@@ -19,6 +19,5 @@ executable(
 		wlroots,
 	],
 	link_with: [lib_sway_common, lib_sway_client],
-	install_rpath : rpathdir,
 	install: true
 )