diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 23070d9..83b6772 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -275,8 +275,6 @@ optional_component(LIBPULSE ON "Pulse audio integration"
 optional_component(VISUALISATIONS ON "Visualisations")
 
 if(NOT HAVE_SPOTIFY_BLOB AND NOT CRYPTOPP_FOUND)
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "Either crypto++ must be available or the non-GPL Spotify "
-          "code must be compiled in")
 elseif(CRYPTOPP_FOUND)
   set(HAVE_CRYPTOPP ON)
   set(HAVE_SPOTIFY_DOWNLOADER ON)
@@ -434,7 +432,6 @@ if(HAVE_BREAKPAD)
 endif(HAVE_BREAKPAD)
 
 if(HAVE_SPOTIFY_BLOB)
-  add_subdirectory(ext/clementine-spotifyblob)
 endif(HAVE_SPOTIFY_BLOB)
 
 if(HAVE_MOODBAR)