diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a15020afd8..90a39438fc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -173,30 +173,26 @@ cli-dependencies:
 	@ $(CP_R) thirdparty/download/*.dll.config .
 	@ test -f OpenRA.Game/obj/project.assets.json || $(MSBUILD) -t:restore
 
-linux-dependencies: cli-dependencies geoip-dependencies linux-native-dependencies
+linux-dependencies: cli-dependencies linux-native-dependencies
 
 linux-native-dependencies:
 	@./thirdparty/configure-native-deps.sh
 
-windows-dependencies: cli-dependencies geoip-dependencies
+windows-dependencies: cli-dependencies
 ifeq ($(WIN32), $(filter $(WIN32),true yes y on 1))
 	@./thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps-windows.sh x86
 else
 	@./thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps-windows.sh x64
 endif
 
-osx-dependencies: cli-dependencies geoip-dependencies
+osx-dependencies: cli-dependencies
 	@./thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps-osx.sh
 	@ $(CP_R) thirdparty/download/osx/*.dylib .
 	@ $(CP_R) thirdparty/download/osx/*.dll.config .
 
-geoip-dependencies:
-	@./thirdparty/fetch-geoip-db.sh
-	@ $(CP) thirdparty/download/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz .
-
 dependencies: $(os-dependencies)
 
-all-dependencies: cli-dependencies windows-dependencies osx-dependencies geoip-dependencies
+all-dependencies: cli-dependencies windows-dependencies osx-dependencies
 
 version: VERSION mods/ra/mod.yaml mods/cnc/mod.yaml mods/d2k/mod.yaml mods/ts/mod.yaml mods/modcontent/mod.yaml mods/all/mod.yaml
 	@echo "$(VERSION)" > VERSION
@@ -387,4 +383,4 @@ help:
 
 .SUFFIXES:
 
-.PHONY: check-scripts check nunit test all core clean distclean cli-dependencies linux-dependencies linux-native-dependencies windows-dependencies osx-dependencies geoip-dependencies dependencies all-dependencies version install install-linux-shortcuts install-engine install-common-mod-files install-default-mods install-core install-linux-icons install-linux-desktop install-linux-mime install-linux-appdata install-man-page install-linux-scripts uninstall help
+.PHONY: check-scripts check nunit test all core clean distclean cli-dependencies linux-dependencies linux-native-dependencies windows-dependencies osx-dependencies dependencies all-dependencies version install install-linux-shortcuts install-engine install-common-mod-files install-default-mods install-core install-linux-icons install-linux-desktop install-linux-mime install-linux-appdata install-man-page install-linux-scripts uninstall help
diff --git a/make.ps1 b/make.ps1
index 7df8061c43..fc34a048bc 100644
--- a/make.ps1
+++ b/make.ps1
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ function Dependencies-Command
 	cd thirdparty
 	./fetch-thirdparty-deps.ps1
 	cp download/*.dll ..
-	cp download/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz ..
 	cp download/windows/*.dll ..
 	cd ..
 	Write-Host "Dependencies copied." -ForegroundColor Cyan
diff --git a/thirdparty/fetch-geoip-db.sh b/thirdparty/fetch-geoip-db.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 9166daa712..0000000000
--- a/thirdparty/fetch-geoip-db.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Die on any error for Travis CI to automatically retry:
-set -e
-
-download_dir="${0%/*}/download"
-mkdir -p "${download_dir}"
-cd "${download_dir}" || exit 1
-
-filename="GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz"
-
-# Database does not exist or is older than 30 days.
-if [ ! -e $filename ] || [ -n "$(find . -name $filename -mtime +30 -print)" ]; then
-	rm -f $filename
-	echo "Updating GeoIP country database from MaxMind."
-	if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-		curl -s -L -O http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/$filename
-	else
-		wget -cq http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/$filename
-	fi
-fi
-
diff --git a/thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps.ps1 b/thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps.ps1
index 94bbacf004..3fc16ca56d 100644
--- a/thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps.ps1
+++ b/thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps.ps1
@@ -104,13 +104,6 @@ if (!(Test-Path "rix0rrr.BeaconLib.dll"))
 	rmdir rix0rrr.BeaconLib -Recurse
 }
 
-if (!(Test-Path "GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz") -Or (((get-date) - (get-item "GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz").LastWriteTime) -gt (new-timespan -days 30)))
-{
-	echo "Updating GeoIP country database from MaxMind."
-	$target = Join-Path $pwd.ToString() "GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz"
-	(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile("http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz", $target)
-}
-
 [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = 'Tls12'
 
 if (!(Test-Path "SDL2-CS.dll"))