diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fb5fd3a49..0faf8638e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ endif
 
 add_project_arguments('-D_GNU_SOURCE', language: 'c')
 
-# Autotools compatibility
-add_project_arguments('-DHAVE_CONFIG_H', language: 'c')
-
 # Make sure source directory hasn't been configured with autotools
 fs = import('fs')
 if fs.exists('config.h') or fs.exists('src/cairo-features.h') or fs.exists('src/cairo-supported-features.h')
diff --git a/test/svg/fuzzer/meson.build b/test/svg/fuzzer/meson.build
index 37e23a474..3e8f7b943 100644
--- a/test/svg/fuzzer/meson.build
+++ b/test/svg/fuzzer/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fuzz_args = ['-fsanitize=fuzzer,address']
 foreach target_name : fuzz_targets
   exe = executable(target_name, [target_name + '.c'],
   include_directories: [incbase, incsrc],
-  c_args: [fuzz_args, '-DHAVE_CONFIG_H'],
+  c_args: [fuzz_args],
   link_with: [libcairo],
   link_args: [fuzz_args, extra_link_args],
   dependencies: [deps, test_deps])