diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9727162efa..8197b07d7e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ SDK         ?=
 CSC         = mcs $(SDK)
 CSFLAGS     = -nologo -warn:4 -codepage:utf8 -langversion:5 -unsafe -warnaserror
 DEFINE      = TRACE
-COMMON_LIBS = System.dll System.Core.dll System.Data.dll System.Data.DataSetExtensions.dll System.Drawing.dll System.Numerics.dll System.Xml.dll thirdparty/download/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll thirdparty/download/FuzzyLogicLibrary.dll thirdparty/download/MaxMind.Db.dll thirdparty/download/Eluant.dll thirdparty/download/rix0rrr.BeaconLib.dll
+COMMON_LIBS = System.dll System.Core.dll System.Data.dll System.Data.DataSetExtensions.dll System.Numerics.dll System.Xml.dll thirdparty/download/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll thirdparty/download/FuzzyLogicLibrary.dll thirdparty/download/MaxMind.Db.dll thirdparty/download/Eluant.dll thirdparty/download/rix0rrr.BeaconLib.dll
 NUNIT_LIBS_PATH :=
 NUNIT_LIBS  := $(NUNIT_LIBS_PATH)nunit.framework.dll
 
@@ -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) thirdparty/download/SharpFont.dll thirdparty/download/Open.Nat.dll
+game_LIBS = $(COMMON_LIBS) $(game_DEPS) System.Drawing.dll thirdparty/download/SharpFont.dll thirdparty/download/Open.Nat.dll
 PROGRAMS += game
 game: $(game_TARGET)
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj
index 7f568654ed..57f4fd537c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="Eluant">
       <HintPath>..\thirdparty\download\Eluant.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>False</Private>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
index a7bb87cba5..22d761df78 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/OpenRA.Mods.D2k.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/OpenRA.Mods.D2k.csproj
index d6995c8f27..f62657f7c1 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/OpenRA.Mods.D2k.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/OpenRA.Mods.D2k.csproj
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="Eluant">
       <HintPath>..\thirdparty\download\Eluant.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>False</Private>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/OpenRA.Platforms.Default.csproj b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/OpenRA.Platforms.Default.csproj
index 950a0c81f5..1c646b984b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/OpenRA.Platforms.Default.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/OpenRA.Platforms.Default.csproj
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="Eluant">
       <HintPath>..\thirdparty\download\Eluant.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Server/OpenRA.Server.csproj b/OpenRA.Server/OpenRA.Server.csproj
index cd7f09e5c5..d90a643355 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Server/OpenRA.Server.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Server/OpenRA.Server.csproj
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRA.Test/OpenRA.Test.csproj b/OpenRA.Test/OpenRA.Test.csproj
index 2f9121ba1b..88efc5eea0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Test/OpenRA.Test.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Test/OpenRA.Test.csproj
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
       <Private>False</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="OpenRA.Game\ActionQueueTest.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRA.Utility/OpenRA.Utility.csproj b/OpenRA.Utility/OpenRA.Utility.csproj
index aa8e037ef1..04880b826d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Utility/OpenRA.Utility.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Utility/OpenRA.Utility.csproj
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />