diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index b061b9f..dbcc63c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -248,12 +248,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       id: install
       run: |
-        7z x winbuild\depends\nasm-2.14.02-win64.zip "-o$env:RUNNER_WORKSPACE\"
-        echo "$env:RUNNER_WORKSPACE\nasm-2.14.02" >> $env:GITHUB_PATH
+        7z x winbuild\depends\nasm-2.16.01-win64.zip "-o$env:RUNNER_WORKSPACE\"
+        echo "$env:RUNNER_WORKSPACE\nasm-2.16.01" >> $env:GITHUB_PATH
 
-        winbuild\depends\gs9533w32.exe /S
-        echo "C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\gs9.53.3\bin" >> $env:GITHUB_PATH
+        python -m pip install meson
 
+        # make cache key depend on VS version
         & "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" `
           | find """catalog_buildVersion""" `
           | ForEach-Object { $a = $_.split(" ")[1]; echo "vs=$a" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT }
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Prepare build
       if: steps.build-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: |
-        & python.exe winbuild\build_prepare.py -v --python=$env:pythonLocation --srcdir
+        & python.exe winbuild\build_prepare.py -v
       shell: pwsh
 
     - name: Build dependencies / libjpeg-turbo
diff --git a/winbuild/build_prepare.py b/winbuild/build_prepare.py
index c51136c..ba808a6 100644
--- a/winbuild/build_prepare.py
+++ b/winbuild/build_prepare.py
@@ -559,10 +559,6 @@ def build_pillow_avif_plugin():
         os.makedirs(path, exist_ok=True)
 
     disabled = []
-    if args.no_imagequant:
-        disabled += ["libimagequant"]
-    if args.no_fribidi:
-        disabled += ["fribidi"]
 
     prefs = {
         "architecture": args.architecture,