--- a/scripts/build.py
+++ b/scripts/build.py
@@ -122,27 +122,8 @@ def get_curl_libraries():
 ffibuilder = FFI()
 system = platform.system()
 root_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent
-download_libcurl()
-
-# With mega archive, we only have one to link
-static_libs = get_curl_archives()
 extra_link_args = []
-if is_static:
-    if system == "Darwin":
-        extra_link_args = [
-            f"-Wl,-force_load,{static_libs[0]}",
-            "-lc++",
-        ]
-    elif system in ("Linux", "Android"):
-        cxx_lib = "-lc++" if is_android else "-lstdc++"
-        extra_link_args = [
-            "-Wl,--whole-archive",
-            static_libs[0],
-            "-Wl,--no-whole-archive",
-            cxx_lib,
-        ]
-
-libraries = get_curl_libraries()
+libraries = ["curl-impersonate"]
 
 ffibuilder.set_source(
     "curl_cffi._wrapper",
@@ -160,7 +132,7 @@ ffibuilder.set_source(
     """,
     library_dirs=[str(libdir)],
-    libraries=get_curl_libraries(),
+    libraries=libraries,
     extra_objects=[],  # linked via extra_link_args
     source_extension=".c",