--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
-include(ExternalProject)
 include(ValaPrecompile)
 include(ValaVersion)
 find_package(Vala)
@@ -18,20 +17,13 @@
 find_package(Gettext)
 
 pkg_check_modules(GTK3 REQUIRED gtk+-3.0)
+pkg_check_modules(VTE REQUIRED vte-2.91)
 pkg_check_modules(GEE REQUIRED gee-0.8)
 pkg_check_modules(GIO REQUIRED gio-unix-2.0)
 pkg_check_modules(WNCK REQUIRED libwnck-3.0)
 pkg_check_modules(FONTCONFIG REQUIRED fontconfig)
 pkg_check_modules(GLIB REQUIRED glib-2.0)
 
-ExternalProject_Add(Vte-0.29
-	SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/vte-0.50.1
-	CONFIGURE_COMMAND ./configure --enable-static
-	BUILD_COMMAND make
-	INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-	BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
-	)
-
 set(CFLAGS
 	${GIO_CFLAGS}
 	${GTK3_CFLAGS} ${GTK3_CFLAGS_OTHER}
@@ -50,10 +42,8 @@
 	${WNCK_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	${JsonGlib_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	${LIBSECRET_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+	${VTE_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/vte-0.50.1/src
-	#$${VTE_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
-find_library(VTE_LIB NAMES libvte-2.91.a tcmalloc_minimal)
 include_directories(${INCLUDE_PATHS})
 set(LIBS
 	${GIO_LIBRARIES}
@@ -62,17 +52,12 @@
 	${WNCK_LIBRARIES}
 	${JsonGlib_LIBRARIES}
 	${LIBSECRET_LIBRARIES}
+	${VTE_LIBRARIES}
-	${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
 	${X11_LIBRARIES}
 	${XTST_LIBRARIES}
 	${FONTCONFIG_LIBRARY}
 	${M_LIBRARIES}
-	stdc++
 	m
-	z
-	pthread
-	gnutls
-	pcre2-8
 )
 vala_precompile(VALA_C
 	./lib/animation.vala
@@ -153,8 +138,7 @@
 	glib-2.0
 )
 add_executable(${target} ${VALA_C} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/project_path.c ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/font.c)
-target_link_libraries(${target} ${LIBS} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/vte-0.50.1/src/.libs/libvte-2.91.a)
-add_dependencies(${target} Vte-0.29)
+target_link_libraries(${target} ${LIBS})
 
 FILE(GLOB children LIST_DIRECTORIES true po/*)
 SET(dirlist "")