diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f64d6166..064878a36 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -477,39 +477,31 @@ if (GZDOOM_USE_OPENVR)
 			${OPENVR_SDK_PATH}/headers
 	)
 	include_directories("${OPENVR_INCLUDE_DIRECTORY}")
-	option( GZDOOM_OPENVR_STATIC "Statically link OpenVR API" ON )
-	if(GZDOOM_OPENVR_STATIC)
-		# Incorporate the whole openvr API into zdoom, using a few rules lifted from the OpenVR CMakeLists.txt files
-		add_definitions( -DVR_API_PUBLIC )
-		include_directories(${OPENVR_SDK_PATH}/src ${OPENVR_SDK_PATH}/src/vrcommon)
-		file(GLOB OPENVR_SOURCES "${OPENVR_SDK_PATH}/src/*.cpp" "${OPENVR_SDK_PATH}/src/vrcommon/*.cpp")
-	else() # link to shared OpenVR library
-		# Link to correct library for this platform
-		if(WIN32)
-			set(OPENVR_PLAT "win")
-		elseif( APPLE )
-			set(OPENVR_PLAT "osx")
-		else()
-			set(OPENVR_PLAT "linux")
-		endif()
-		if(X64)
-			set(OPENVR_PLAT ${OPENVR_PLAT}64)
-		else()
-			set(OPENVR_PLAT ${OPENVR_PLAT}32)
-		endif()
-		find_library(OPENVR_LIBRARY
-			NAMES openvr_api
-			HINTS "${OPENVR_SDK_PATH}/lib/${OPENVR_PLAT}/"
-		)
-		list(APPEND ZDOOM_LIBS ${OPENVR_LIBRARY})
-		# Find shared library file needed for package distribution
-		find_program(OPENVR_SHARED_LIBRARY
-			NAMES libopenvr_api.so libopenvr_api.dylib openvr_api.dll
-			PATHS "${OPENVR_SDK_PATH}/bin/${OPENVR_PLAT}/"
-			NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-		)
+	# Link to correct library for this platform
+	if(WIN32)
+		set(OPENVR_PLAT "win")
+	elseif( APPLE )
+		set(OPENVR_PLAT "osx")
+	else()
+		set(OPENVR_PLAT "linux")
 	endif()
+	if(X64)
+		set(OPENVR_PLAT ${OPENVR_PLAT}64)
+	else()
+		set(OPENVR_PLAT ${OPENVR_PLAT}32)
+	endif()
+	find_library(OPENVR_LIBRARY
+		NAMES openvr_api
+		HINTS "${OPENVR_SDK_PATH}/lib/${OPENVR_PLAT}/"
+	)
+	list(APPEND ZDOOM_LIBS ${OPENVR_LIBRARY})
 	add_definitions("-DUSE_OPENVR")
+	# Find shared library file needed for package distribution
+	find_program(OPENVR_SHARED_LIBRARY
+		NAMES libopenvr_api.so libopenvr_api.dylib openvr_api.dll
+		PATHS "${OPENVR_SDK_PATH}/bin/${OPENVR_PLAT}/"
+		NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+	)
 endif()
 
 # Start defining source files for ZDoom
@@ -1199,7 +1191,6 @@ add_executable( zdoom WIN32 MACOSX_BUNDLE
 	${X86_SOURCES}
 	${FASTMATH_SOURCES}
 	${PCH_SOURCES}
-	${OPENVR_SOURCES}
 	x86.cpp
 	strnatcmp.c
 	zstring.cpp