diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb48ef0234..885124fd67 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ endif
 game_SRCS := $(shell find OpenRA.Game/ -iname '*.cs')
 game_TARGET = OpenRA.Game.exe
 game_KIND = winexe
-game_LIBS = $(COMMON_LIBS) $(game_DEPS) System.Drawing.dll thirdparty/download/SharpFont.dll thirdparty/download/Open.Nat.dll
+game_LIBS = $(COMMON_LIBS) $(game_DEPS) thirdparty/download/SharpFont.dll thirdparty/download/Open.Nat.dll
 PROGRAMS += game
 game: $(game_TARGET)
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
index eb4e9b247a..ac30f315a0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="SharpFont">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\thirdparty\download\SharpFont.dll</HintPath>