diff --git a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index f42df6d0b..542f28c83 100644
--- a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-# build project bzip2
-if(projectBZip2)
-	add_subdirectory(bzip2)
-endif(projectBZip2)
-
 # build project zlib
 if(projectZLIB)
 	add_subdirectory(zlib)
diff --git a/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake b/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
index 26076d969..37922b117 100644
--- a/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
+++ b/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # Enable/disable the stipping : -DCMAKE_BUILD_STRIP=TRUE|FALSE
 ### Force the choice of 3rd party library in pcsx2 over system libraries
 # Use all         internal lib: -DFORCE_INTERNAL_ALL=TRUE
-# Use bzip        internal lib: -DFORCE_INTERNAL_BZIP2=TRUE
 # Use soundtouch  internal lib: -DFORCE_INTERNAL_SOUNDTOUCH=TRUE
 # Use zlib        internal lib: -DFORCE_INTERNAL_ZLIB=TRUE
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -37,15 +36,10 @@ endif(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
 # Select library system vs 3rdparty
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if(FORCE_INTERNAL_ALL)
-    set(FORCE_INTERNAL_BZIP2 TRUE)
     set(FORCE_INTERNAL_SOUNDTOUCH TRUE)
     set(FORCE_INTERNAL_ZLIB TRUE)
 endif(FORCE_INTERNAL_ALL)
 
-if(NOT DEFINED FORCE_INTERNAL_BZIP2)
-    set(FORCE_INTERNAL_BZIP2 FALSE)
-endif(NOT DEFINED FORCE_INTERNAL_BZIP2)
-
 if(NOT DEFINED FORCE_INTERNAL_SOUNDTOUCH)
     set(FORCE_INTERNAL_SOUNDTOUCH TRUE)
     message(STATUS "Use internal version of Soundtouch by default.
diff --git a/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake b/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
index 39e7543b3..0cf9a85b6 100644
--- a/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
@@ -48,15 +48,6 @@ if(NOT ZLIB_FOUND OR FORCE_INTERNAL_ZLIB)
     include_directories(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/zlib)
 endif(NOT ZLIB_FOUND OR FORCE_INTERNAL_ZLIB)
 
-if(NOT BZIP2_FOUND OR FORCE_INTERNAL_BZIP2)
-	# use project one
-	set(projectBZip2 TRUE)
-    set(BZIP2_FOUND TRUE)
-    # Set path
-	set(BZIP2_LIBRARIES pcsx2_bzip2)
-    include_directories(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/bzip2)
-endif(NOT BZIP2_FOUND OR FORCE_INTERNAL_BZIP2)
-
 if(NOT SOUNDTOUCH_FOUND OR FORCE_INTERNAL_SOUNDTOUCH)
 	# use project one
 	set(projectSoundTouch TRUE)