diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a0fa19fe..85be4704 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -99,12 +99,7 @@ jobs:
             doxygen \
             language-pack-el \
             language-pack-tr \
-            libbz2-dev \
-            libcurl4-gnutls-dev \
-            libhttp-parser-dev \
             libicu-dev \
-            libssh2-1-dev \
-            libssl-dev \
             g++-8
 
       - name: Run CMake
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d2a5251f..a7730b6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -71,16 +71,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install APT package dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y \
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-upgrade \
             doxygen \
             language-pack-el \
             language-pack-tr \
-            libbz2-dev \
-            libcurl4-gnutls-dev \
-            libhttp-parser-dev \
             libicu-dev \
-            libssh2-1-dev \
-            libssl-dev \
             g++-8
 
       - name: Run CMake
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ae71b34..66120e66 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -409,9 +409,17 @@ if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
         UNICODE _UNICODE LOOT_STATIC)
     target_compile_definitions(loot PRIVATE UNICODE _UNICODE LOOT_EXPORT)
     target_compile_definitions(libloot_tests PRIVATE UNICODE _UNICODE)
+
+    set(LOOT_LIBS ws2_32 bcrypt)
+
+    target_link_libraries(libloot_internals_tests PRIVATE ${LOOT_LIBS})
+    target_link_libraries(loot PRIVATE ${LOOT_LIBS})
 else()
-    target_link_libraries(libloot_internals_tests PRIVATE ICU::uc)
-    target_link_libraries(loot PRIVATE ICU::uc)
+    set(LOOT_LIBS ICU::uc pthread stdc++fs)
+
+    target_link_libraries(libloot_internals_tests PRIVATE ${LOOT_LIBS})
+    target_link_libraries(loot PRIVATE ${LOOT_LIBS})
+    target_link_libraries(libloot_tests PRIVATE pthread)
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
@@ -423,26 +431,6 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
     target_compile_options(libloot_internals_tests PRIVATE "-Wall" "-Wextra")
     target_compile_options(loot PRIVATE "-Wall" "-Wextra")
     target_compile_options(libloot_tests PRIVATE "-Wall" "-Wextra")
-
-    set(LOOT_LIBS ssl
-        curl
-        z
-        crypto
-        rt
-        pthread
-        icuuc
-        icui18n
-        ssh2
-        http_parser
-        stdc++fs)
-
-    if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
-        list(APPEND LOOT_LIBS supc++)
-    endif()
-
-    target_link_libraries(libloot_internals_tests PRIVATE ${LOOT_LIBS})
-    target_link_libraries(loot PRIVATE ${LOOT_LIBS})
-    target_link_libraries(libloot_tests PRIVATE pthread)
 endif()
 
 if(MSVC)
@@ -455,18 +443,6 @@ if(MSVC)
         "/permissive-"
         "/W4"
         "$<$<OR:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>>:/bigobj>")
-
-    set(LOOT_LIBS
-        version
-        ws2_32
-        shlwapi
-        winhttp
-        crypt32
-        Rpcrt4
-        bcrypt)
-
-    target_link_libraries(libloot_internals_tests PRIVATE ${LOOT_LIBS})
-    target_link_libraries(loot PRIVATE ${LOOT_LIBS})
 endif()
 
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