diff --git a/build-aux/meson/dist-data.py b/build-aux/meson/dist-data.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2df333a9933367545eb869a5e07b09b481f1230c..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/build-aux/meson/dist-data.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-import os
-import shutil
-import subprocess
-import sys
-
-from pathlib import PurePath
-
-stylesheets = [
-    'src/stylesheet/base.css',
-    'src/stylesheet/base-hc.css',
-    'src/stylesheet/defaults-light.css',
-    'src/stylesheet/defaults-dark.css',
-]
-
-references = [
-    'doc/libadwaita-1',
-]
-
-sourceroot = os.environ.get('MESON_SOURCE_ROOT')
-buildroot = os.environ.get('MESON_BUILD_ROOT')
-distroot = os.environ.get('MESON_DIST_ROOT')
-
-for stylesheet in stylesheets:
-    stylesheet_path = PurePath(stylesheet)
-    src = PurePath(sourceroot, stylesheet_path.with_suffix('.scss'))
-    dst = PurePath(distroot, stylesheet_path)
-    subprocess.call(['sassc', '-a', '-M', '-t', 'compact', src, dst])
-
-for reference in references:
-    src_path = os.path.join(buildroot, reference)
-    if os.path.isdir(src_path):
-        dst_path = os.path.join(distroot, reference)
-        shutil.copytree(src_path, dst_path)
-    else:
-        sys.exit("Documentation not found. Please pass -Dgtk_doc=true and to Meson and run ninja once.")
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cc21113d9ee398662205a0632a5ee58f78739b65..b62747adf9fb176a9848fb9f67a8bef31feb5541 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -155,10 +155,6 @@ configure_file(
          output: 'run',
   configuration: run_data)
 
-if not meson.is_subproject()
-    meson.add_dist_script('build-aux'/ 'meson'/ 'dist-data.py')
-endif
-
 summary(
   {
     'Tests': get_option('tests'),
diff --git a/src/stylesheet/meson.build b/src/stylesheet/meson.build
index 563cafcc4c9bb29aa4e0c0c3aa1b969ba194cd40..1b4c784e6e7192e572864c5d3e5f786122bd4e26 100644
--- a/src/stylesheet/meson.build
+++ b/src/stylesheet/meson.build
@@ -2,88 +2,85 @@ fs = import('fs')
 
 stylesheet_deps = []
 
-# For git checkouts, but not for tarballs...
-if not fs.exists('base.css')
-  sassc = find_program('sassc', required: false)
-  if not sassc.found()
-    subproject('sassc', default_options: ['warning_level=0', 'werror=false'])
-    sassc = find_program('sassc')
-  endif
+sassc = find_program('sassc', required: false)
+if not sassc.found()
+  subproject('sassc', default_options: ['warning_level=0', 'werror=false'])
+  sassc = find_program('sassc')
+endif
 
-  if sassc.found()
-    sassc_opts = [ '-a', '-M', '-t', 'compact' ]
+if sassc.found()
+  sassc_opts = [ '-a', '-M', '-t', 'compact' ]
 
-    scss_deps = files([
-      '_colors.scss',
-      '_common.scss',
-      '_compat-colors.scss',
-      '_defaults.scss',
-      '_drawing.scss',
-      '_functions.scss',
-      '_widgets.scss',
+  scss_deps = files([
+    '_colors.scss',
+    '_common.scss',
+    '_compat-colors.scss',
+    '_defaults.scss',
+    '_drawing.scss',
+    '_functions.scss',
+    '_widgets.scss',
 
-      'widgets/_avatar.scss',
-      'widgets/_bottom-sheet.scss',
-      'widgets/_buttons.scss',
-      'widgets/_calendar.scss',
-      'widgets/_checks.scss',
-      'widgets/_color-chooser.scss',
-      'widgets/_column-view.scss',
-      'widgets/_deprecated.scss',
-      'widgets/_dialogs.scss',
-      'widgets/_dropdowns.scss',
-      'widgets/_emoji-chooser.scss',
-      'widgets/_entries.scss',
-      'widgets/_expanders.scss',
-      'widgets/_file-chooser.scss',
-      'widgets/_header-bar.scss',
-      'widgets/_labels.scss',
-      'widgets/_level-bar.scss',
-      'widgets/_linked.scss',
-      'widgets/_links.scss',
-      'widgets/_lists.scss',
-      'widgets/_menus.scss',
-      'widgets/_message-dialog.scss',
-      'widgets/_misc.scss',
-      'widgets/_notebook.scss',
-      'widgets/_paned.scss',
-      'widgets/_popovers.scss',
-      'widgets/_preferences.scss',
-      'widgets/_progress-bar.scss',
-      'widgets/_scale.scss',
-      'widgets/_scrolling.scss',
-      'widgets/_shortcuts-window.scss',
-      'widgets/_sidebars.scss',
-      'widgets/_spinner.scss',
-      'widgets/_spin-button.scss',
-      'widgets/_switch.scss',
-      'widgets/_tab-view.scss',
-      'widgets/_text-selection.scss',
-      'widgets/_toolbars.scss',
-      'widgets/_tooltip.scss',
-      'widgets/_views.scss',
-      'widgets/_view-switcher.scss',
-      'widgets/_window.scss',
-    ])
+    'widgets/_avatar.scss',
+    'widgets/_bottom-sheet.scss',
+    'widgets/_buttons.scss',
+    'widgets/_calendar.scss',
+    'widgets/_checks.scss',
+    'widgets/_color-chooser.scss',
+    'widgets/_column-view.scss',
+    'widgets/_deprecated.scss',
+    'widgets/_dialogs.scss',
+    'widgets/_dropdowns.scss',
+    'widgets/_emoji-chooser.scss',
+    'widgets/_entries.scss',
+    'widgets/_expanders.scss',
+    'widgets/_file-chooser.scss',
+    'widgets/_header-bar.scss',
+    'widgets/_labels.scss',
+    'widgets/_level-bar.scss',
+    'widgets/_linked.scss',
+    'widgets/_links.scss',
+    'widgets/_lists.scss',
+    'widgets/_menus.scss',
+    'widgets/_message-dialog.scss',
+    'widgets/_misc.scss',
+    'widgets/_notebook.scss',
+    'widgets/_paned.scss',
+    'widgets/_popovers.scss',
+    'widgets/_preferences.scss',
+    'widgets/_progress-bar.scss',
+    'widgets/_scale.scss',
+    'widgets/_scrolling.scss',
+    'widgets/_shortcuts-window.scss',
+    'widgets/_sidebars.scss',
+    'widgets/_spinner.scss',
+    'widgets/_spin-button.scss',
+    'widgets/_switch.scss',
+    'widgets/_tab-view.scss',
+    'widgets/_text-selection.scss',
+    'widgets/_toolbars.scss',
+    'widgets/_tooltip.scss',
+    'widgets/_views.scss',
+    'widgets/_view-switcher.scss',
+    'widgets/_window.scss',
+  ])
 
-    scss_files = [
-      'base',
-      'base-hc',
-      'defaults-light',
-      'defaults-dark',
-    ]
+  scss_files = [
+    'base',
+    'base-hc',
+    'defaults-light',
+    'defaults-dark',
+  ]
 
-    foreach scss: scss_files
-      stylesheet_deps += custom_target('@0@.scss'.format(scss),
-        input: '@0@.scss'.format(scss),
-        output: '@0@.css'.format(scss),
-        command: [
-          sassc, sassc_opts, '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@',
-        ],
-        depend_files: scss_deps,
-      )
-    endforeach
-  endif
+  foreach scss: scss_files
+    stylesheet_deps += custom_target('@0@.scss'.format(scss),
+      input: '@0@.scss'.format(scss),
+      output: '@0@.css'.format(scss),
+      command: [
+        sassc, sassc_opts, '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@',
+      ],
+      depend_files: scss_deps,
+    )
+  endforeach
 endif
 
 libadwaita_stylesheet_resources = gnome.compile_resources(