diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b05fe14c4..a2589650d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -180,9 +180,6 @@ endif
 
 if get_option('enable-uefi')
   fwup = dependency('fwup', version : '>= 5')
-  conf.set('HAVE_UEFI', '1')
-  conf.set('HAVE_UEFI_UNLOCK', '1')
-  conf.set('HAVE_UEFI_GUID', '1')
 endif
 
 if get_option('enable-dell')
diff --git a/plugins/dell/fu-plugin-dell.c b/plugins/dell/fu-plugin-dell.c
index 4a1959ddf..ae78775ee 100644
--- a/plugins/dell/fu-plugin-dell.c
+++ b/plugins/dell/fu-plugin-dell.c
@@ -712,10 +712,8 @@ fu_plugin_update (FuPlugin *plugin,
 	const gchar *name = NULL;
 	gint rc;
 	guint flashes_left;
-#ifdef HAVE_UEFI_GUID
 	const gchar *guidstr = NULL;
 	efi_guid_t guid;
-#endif
 
 	/* test the flash counter
 	 * - devices with 0 left at setup aren't allowed offline updates
@@ -752,7 +750,6 @@ fu_plugin_update (FuPlugin *plugin,
 	 */
 	fwup_resource_iter_create (&iter);
 	fwup_resource_iter_next (iter, &re);
-#ifdef HAVE_UEFI_GUID
 	guidstr = fu_device_get_guid_default (device);
 	rc = efi_str_to_guid (guidstr, &guid);
 	if (rc < 0) {
@@ -771,7 +768,7 @@ fu_plugin_update (FuPlugin *plugin,
 			     strerror (rc));
 		return FALSE;
 	}
-#endif
+
 	/* NOTE: if there are problems with this working, adjust the
 	 * GUID in the capsule header to match something in ESRT.
 	 * This won't actually cause any bad behavior because the real
diff --git a/plugins/uefi/fu-plugin-uefi.c b/plugins/uefi/fu-plugin-uefi.c
index c05a04ad7..4e9eccba4 100644
--- a/plugins/uefi/fu-plugin-uefi.c
+++ b/plugins/uefi/fu-plugin-uefi.c
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ fu_plugin_unlock (FuPlugin *plugin,
 			 FuDevice *device,
 			 GError **error)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_UEFI_UNLOCK
 	gint rc;
 	g_debug ("unlocking UEFI device %s", fu_device_get_id (device));
 	rc = fwup_enable_esrt();
@@ -244,13 +243,6 @@ fu_plugin_unlock (FuPlugin *plugin,
 	else if (rc == 3)
 		g_debug ("UEFI device will be unlocked on next reboot");
 	return TRUE;
-#else
-	g_set_error_literal (error,
-			     FWUPD_ERROR,
-			     FWUPD_ERROR_INTERNAL,
-			     "Not supported, update libfwupdate!");
-	return FALSE;
-#endif
 }
 
 static const gchar *