diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 23cf14124c..5aab7e68c1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@ AS_IF([test "${SYS}" = "mingw32"],[
   AS_IF([test "${enable_winstore_app}" = "yes"], [
     vlc_winstore_app=1
     LIBCOM="-loleaut32"
-    LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -lwindowsappcompat"
     VLC_ADD_LIBS([libvlccore], [-lruntimeobject])
     AC_LIBOBJ([gai_strerror])
   ],[])
diff --git a/extras/package/win32/build.sh b/extras/package/win32/build.sh
index 08c94086b9..12173a2c43 100755
--- a/extras/package/win32/build.sh
+++ b/extras/package/win32/build.sh
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ if [ -n "$BUILD_UCRT" ]; then
 
         if [ -n "$WINSTORE" ]; then
             # trick to provide these libraries instead of -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -luser32 -lkernel32
-            sed -i -e "s/-ladvapi32/-lwindowsapp -lwindowsappcompat/" $NEWSPECFILE
+            sed -i -e "s/-ladvapi32/-lwindowsapp/" $NEWSPECFILE
             sed -i -e "s/-lshell32//" $NEWSPECFILE
             sed -i -e "s/-luser32//" $NEWSPECFILE
             sed -i -e "s/-lkernel32//" $NEWSPECFILE
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 716c899e7e..c934d1a003 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -462,8 +462,6 @@ ucrt_version_test = '''
     # Check if we are building for Windows Store
     if get_option('winstore_app')
         have_win_store = true
-        windowsappcompat_lib = cc.find_library('windowsappcompat')
-        add_project_dependencies(windowsappcompat_lib, language: ['c', 'cpp'])
     else
         have_win_desktop = true
     endif