diff --git a/Cargo.deps.online b/Cargo.deps.online
deleted file mode 100644
index 54e8e17e..00000000
--- a/Cargo.deps.online
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# Dependencies which are only used with online, crates.io builds.
-[patch.crates-io]
-# Dependency was yanked, but gio 0.7 needs it.
-fragile = { git = "https://source.puri.sm/dorota.czaplejewicz/fragile.git", tag = "0.3.0" }
diff --git a/Cargo.deps b/Cargo.toml
similarity index 52%
rename from Cargo.deps
rename to Cargo.toml
index 5bbaffc4..367a919e 100644
--- a/Cargo.deps
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,38 @@
-# Dependencies and tools which change based on build flags
-# For the newer-than-Byzantium config
+[package]
+name = "rs"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
 
+[lib]
+name = "rs"
+path = "@path@/src/lib.rs"
+crate-type = ["staticlib", "rlib"]
+
+# Cargo can't do autodiscovery if Cargo.toml is not in the root.
+[[bin]]
+name = "test_layout"
+path = "@path@/src/bin/test_layout.rs"
+
+[[example]]
+name = "test_layout"
+path = "@path@/examples/test_layout.rs"
+
+[[example]]
+name = "find_orphan_layouts"
+path = "@path@/examples/find_orphan_layouts.rs"
+
+[features]
+zbus_v1_5 = []
+clap_v4 = []
+
+[dependencies]
+maplit = "1.0.*"
+serde = { version = "1.0.*", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_yaml = "0.8.*"
 bitflags = "1.3.*"
 clap = { version = "4.4.*", features=["std"], default-features = false }
 zbus = "1.9.*"
 zvariant = "2.10.*"
-# Newer versions seem to confuse the version of Cargo on Debian Bullseye
 zvariant_derive = "2.10.*"
 xkbcommon = { version = "0.5.*", features = ["wayland"] }
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml.in b/Cargo.toml.in
deleted file mode 100644
index aee843c4..00000000
--- a/Cargo.toml.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "rs"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2021"
-
-[lib]
-name = "rs"
-path = "@path@/src/lib.rs"
-crate-type = ["staticlib", "rlib"]
-
-# Cargo can't do autodiscovery if Cargo.toml is not in the root.
-[[bin]]
-name = "test_layout"
-path = "@path@/src/bin/test_layout.rs"
-
-[[example]]
-name = "test_layout"
-path = "@path@/examples/test_layout.rs"
-
-[[example]]
-name = "find_orphan_layouts"
-path = "@path@/examples/find_orphan_layouts.rs"
-
-[features]
-zbus_v1_5 = []
-clap_v4 = []
-
-# Dependencies which don't change based on build flags
-[dependencies]
-maplit = "1.0.*"
-serde = { version = "1.0.*", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_yaml = "0.8.*"
-# Here is inserted the Cargo.deps file
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 50041630..ad3bad43 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -29,7 +29,3 @@ export RUSTFLAGS = --remap-path-prefix=$(CURDIR)=/remap-pwd $(xgot)
 
 # The Debian version of linked-hash-map doesn't provide any hash,
 # causing Cargo to refuse to build with a crates.io copy
-override_dh_auto_configure:
-	dh_auto_configure -- -Donline=false
-
-override_dh_autoreconf:
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b938b1f4..b0774961 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -85,45 +85,15 @@ summary = [
 ]
 message('\n'.join(summary))
 
-# Rust deps are changing, depending on compile flags. Cargo can't handle it alone.
-# As a side effect, Cargo.toml never gets used.
-cargo_toml_in = files('Cargo.toml.in')
 path_data = configuration_data()
 path_data.set('path', meson.source_root())
-cargo_toml_base = configure_file(
-    input: 'Cargo.toml.in',
-    output: 'Cargo.toml.base',
+cargo_toml = configure_file(
+    input: 'Cargo.toml',
+    output: 'Cargo.toml',
     configuration: path_data,
 )
 
-cargo_patch = []
-
 cargo_build_flags += ['--features', 'zbus_v1_5,clap_v4']
-cargo_deps = files('Cargo.deps')
-cargo_lock = files('Cargo.lock')
-
-if get_option('online') == true
-  cargo_patch = [files('Cargo.deps.online')]
-endif
-
-cat = find_program('cat')
-cargo_toml = custom_target(
-    'Cargo.toml',
-    output: 'Cargo.toml',
-    command: [cat, cargo_toml_base, cargo_deps] + cargo_patch,
-    capture: true,
-)
-
-cargo_deps = [cargo_toml]
-if get_option('online') == true and get_option('reset_lock') == true
-    cargo_lock = custom_target(
-        'Cargo.lock',
-        output: 'Cargo.lock',
-        command: [cat, cargo_lock],
-        capture: true,
-    )
-    cargo_deps += [cargo_lock]
-endif
 
 dep_cargo = find_program('cargo')
 cargo_script = find_program('cargo.sh')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 0082e386..0c333858 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@ option('find_orphans',
        type: 'boolean', value: false,
        description: 'Check if all present layout files are included in resources.')
 
-option('online',
-       type: 'boolean', value: true,
-       description: 'Pull packages from the internet while building, as opposed to a local registry.')
-       
-option('reset_lock',
-       type: 'boolean', value: false,
-       description: 'Resets Cargo.lock to the one found in the source repo. Does not affect builds with online == false.')
-
 option('strict',
        type: 'boolean', value: true,
        description: 'Turn more warnings into errors')
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 5041f560..b4c3c94b 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ deps = [
   cc.find_library('rt'),
   cc.find_library('dl'),
   cc.find_library('pthread'),
-#  dependency('libxklavier'), # FIXME remove
 ]
 
 rslibs = custom_target(
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ rslibs = custom_target(
     install: false,
     console: true,
     command: [cargo_build] + ['@OUTPUT@', '--lib'] + cargo_build_flags,
-    depends: cargo_deps,
 )
 
 build_rstests = custom_target(
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ build_rstests = custom_target(
     install: false,
     console: true,
     command: [cargo_script, 'test', '--no-run'] + cargo_build_flags,
-    depends: [rslibs, cargo_deps], # no point building tests if the code itself fails
+    depends: [rslibs], # no point building tests if the code itself fails
 )
 
 test(
@@ -86,9 +84,9 @@ test(
     cargo_script,
     args: ['test'] + cargo_build_flags,
     env: ['SOURCE_DIR=' + meson.source_root()],
-    # this is a whole Carg-based test suite, let it run for a while
+    # This is a whole Cargo-based test suite, let it run for a while
     timeout: 900,
-    depends: [build_rstests, cargo_deps],
+    depends: [build_rstests],
 )
 
 libsqueekboard = static_library('libsqueekboard',
diff --git a/tools/meson.build b/tools/meson.build
index 2b427ae3..ec144ede 100644
--- a/tools/meson.build
+++ b/tools/meson.build
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@ test_layout = custom_target('squeekboard-test-layout',
         + cargo_build_flags,
     install: true,
     install_dir: bindir,
-    depends: cargo_deps,
 )