diff --git a/.github/conf/AppImageBuilder.yml.in b/.github/conf/AppImageBuilder.yml.in
index a375766..ba2125d 100644
--- a/.github/conf/AppImageBuilder.yml.in
+++ b/.github/conf/AppImageBuilder.yml.in
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ AppDir:
     #- libopenslide0
     - libturbojpeg
     - libexif12
-    - libswscale5
+    #- libswscale5
     - libdeflate0
     - libsixel1
     #- libpoppler-glib8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index b6d1146..ae95ab8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -139,11 +139,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt install cmake git g++ clang pkg-config
-          sudo apt install libswscale-dev libavutil-dev libdeflate-dev
+          sudo apt install libdeflate-dev
           sudo apt install libturbojpeg-dev libexif-dev
-          sudo apt install librsvg2-dev libcairo-dev
           sudo apt install libsixel-dev
-          sudo apt install libpoppler-glib-dev
           sudo apt install pandoc
 
       - name: Set Version
@@ -165,7 +163,9 @@ jobs:
              -DWITH_STB_IMAGE=On \
              -DWITH_QOI_IMAGE=On \
              -DWITH_LIBSIXEL=On
+          echo "--- Binary size and libraries linked ---"
           strip AppDir/usr/bin/timg
+          ls -l usr/bin/timg
           ldd AppDir/usr/bin/timg
           sed "s/@VERSION@/$PACKAGE_VERSION/" \
               < .github/conf/AppImageBuilder.yml.in \
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b8c711..60d8da8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ endif()
 if(WITH_TURBOJPEG)
   pkg_check_modules(TURBOJPEG REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET libturbojpeg)
   pkg_check_modules(EXIF REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET libexif)
-  pkg_check_modules(AVUTIL REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET libavutil)
-  pkg_check_modules(SWSCALE IMPORTED_TARGET REQUIRED libswscale)
 endif()
 
 if(WITH_GRAPHICSMAGICK)
@@ -68,8 +66,6 @@ endif()
 
 if(WITH_OPENSLIDE_SUPPORT)
   pkg_check_modules(OPENSLIDE IMPORTED_TARGET REQUIRED openslide)
-  pkg_check_modules(AVUTIL REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET libavutil)
-  pkg_check_modules(SWSCALE IMPORTED_TARGET REQUIRED libswscale)
 endif()
 
 if(WITH_VIDEO_DECODING)
@@ -81,12 +77,6 @@ if(WITH_VIDEO_DECODING)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-# TODO: allow for fallback if that is not available.
-if(WITH_QOI_IMAGE)
-  pkg_check_modules(AVUTIL REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET libavutil)
-  pkg_check_modules(SWSCALE IMPORTED_TARGET REQUIRED libswscale)
-endif()
-
 find_package(Threads)
 
 add_subdirectory(src)