diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0034f6b91..b32cdbe3f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ help:
 
 # $(ZIG) commands
 # ------------
-.PHONY: build build-dev run run-release shell test bench download-zig wpt data get-v8 build-v8 build-v8-dev
+.PHONY: build build-dev run run-release shell test bench download-zig wpt data
 .PHONY: end2end
 
 zig_version = $(shell grep 'recommended_zig_version = "' "vendor/zig-js-runtime/build.zig" | cut -d'"' -f2)
@@ -112,19 +112,6 @@ end2end:
 	@test -d ../demo
 	cd ../demo && go run runner/main.go
 
-## v8
-get-v8:
-	@printf "\e[36mGetting v8 source...\e[0m\n"
-	@$(ZIG) build get-v8
-
-build-v8-dev:
-	@printf "\e[36mBuilding v8 (dev)...\e[0m\n"
-	@$(ZIG) build build-v8
-
-build-v8:
-	@printf "\e[36mBuilding v8...\e[0m\n"
-	@$(ZIG) build -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe build-v8
-
 # Install and build required dependencies commands
 # ------------
 .PHONY: install-submodule
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index e41d6553a..5a2790ffe 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -131,24 +131,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *Build) !void {
         const wpt_step = b.step("wpt", "WPT tests");
         wpt_step.dependOn(&wpt_cmd.step);
     }
-
-    {
-        // get v8
-        // -------
-        const v8 = b.dependency("v8", .{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize });
-        const get_v8 = b.addRunArtifact(v8.artifact("get-v8"));
-        const get_step = b.step("get-v8", "Get v8");
-        get_step.dependOn(&get_v8.step);
-    }
-
-    {
-        // build v8
-        // -------
-        const v8 = b.dependency("v8", .{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize });
-        const build_v8 = b.addRunArtifact(v8.artifact("build-v8"));
-        const build_step = b.step("build-v8", "Build v8");
-        build_step.dependOn(&build_v8.step);
-    }
 }
 
 fn addDependencies(b: *Build, mod: *Build.Module, opts: *Build.Step.Options) !void {
@@ -172,27 +154,6 @@ fn addDependencies(b: *Build, mod: *Build.Module, opts: *Build.Step.Options) !vo
         v8_mod.addOptions("default_exports", v8_opts);
         mod.addImport("v8", v8_mod);
 
-        const release_dir = if (mod.optimize.? == .Debug) "debug" else "release";
-        const os = switch (target.result.os.tag) {
-            .linux => "linux",
-            .macos => "macos",
-            else => return error.UnsupportedPlatform,
-        };
-        var lib_path = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
-            mod.owner.allocator,
-            "v8/out/{s}/{s}/obj/zig/libc_v8.a",
-            .{ os, release_dir },
-        );
-        std.fs.cwd().access(lib_path, .{}) catch {
-            // legacy path
-            lib_path = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
-                mod.owner.allocator,
-                "v8/out/{s}/obj/zig/libc_v8.a",
-                .{release_dir},
-            );
-        };
-        mod.addObjectFile(mod.owner.path(lib_path));
-
         switch (target.result.os.tag) {
             .macos => {
                 // v8 has a dependency, abseil-cpp, which, on Mac, uses CoreFoundation
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 9d57095f9..f000f8081 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
     .fingerprint = 0xda130f3af836cea0,
     .dependencies = .{
         .v8 = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/lightpanda-io/zig-v8-fork/archive/305bb3706716d32d59b2ffa674731556caa1002b.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "v8-0.0.0-xddH63bVAwBSEobaUok9J0er1FqsvEujCDDVy6ItqKQ5",
+            .url = "https://github.com/lightpanda-io/zig-v8-fork/archive/fbefa84efdf1b5c1401c930cdc5e99aee508a1f9.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "v8-0.0.0-xddH62UlBAC-QfZy4qD6pF87wF8VjY54IOTu8SnFV4ub",
         },
-        //.v8 = .{ .path = "../zig-v8-fork" }
+        //.v8 = .{ .path = "../zig-v8-fork" },
     },
 }