diff --git a/3rdParty/SDL_image/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdParty/SDL_image/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c67c7c06..0b707dd0a 100644
--- a/3rdParty/SDL_image/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdParty/SDL_image/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,16 +8,6 @@ if(NOT DEFINED DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_LIBPNG)
     message("-- Suitable system png package not found, will use png from source")
     set(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_LIBPNG OFF)
   endif()
-elseif(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_LIBPNG)
-  # In previous versions of DevilutionX, libpng could be built from
-  # source even if `DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_LIBPNG` was true.
-  # Detect the older CMake cache and update to the new behaviour.
-  #
-  # This is a temporary upgrade path that will be removed one week from commit date.
-  find_package(PNG QUIET)
-  if(NOT PNG_FOUND)
-    set(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_LIBPNG OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
-  endif()
 endif()
 dependency_options("libpng" DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_LIBPNG ON DEVILUTIONX_STATIC_LIBPNG)
 if(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_LIBPNG)
diff --git a/CMake/Dependencies.cmake b/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
index 29e3a246c..2534a705b 100644
--- a/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
+++ b/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
@@ -60,16 +60,6 @@ if(NOT DEFINED DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_SDL_IMAGE)
     message("-- Suitable system SDL_image package not found, will use SDL_image from source")
     set(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_SDL_IMAGE OFF)
   endif()
-elseif(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_SDL_IMAGE)
-  # In previous versions of DevilutionX, SDL_image could be built from
-  # source even if `DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_SDL_IMAGE` was true.
-  # Detect the older CMake cache and update to the new behaviour.
-  #
-  # This is a temporary upgrade path that will be removed one week from commit date.
-  _find_SDL_image(QUIET)
-  if (NOT SDL_image_FOUND)
-    set(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_SDL_IMAGE OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
-  endif()
 endif()
 dependency_options("SDL_image" DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_SDL_IMAGE ON DEVILUTIONX_STATIC_SDL_IMAGE)
 if(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_SDL_IMAGE)
@@ -105,16 +95,6 @@ if(NOT DEFINED DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_LIBFMT)
     message("-- Suitable system fmt package not found, will use fmt from source")
     set(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_LIBFMT OFF)
   endif()
-elseif(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_LIBFMT)
-  # In previous versions of DevilutionX, libfmt could be built from
-  # source even if `DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_LIBFMT` was true.
-  # Detect the older CMake cache and update to the new behaviour.
-  #
-  # This is a temporary upgrade path that will be removed one week from commit date.
-  find_package(fmt 7.0.0 QUIET)
-  if (NOT fmt_FOUND)
-    set(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_LIBFMT OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
-  endif()
 endif()
 dependency_options("libfmt" DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_LIBFMT ON DEVILUTIONX_STATIC_LIBFMT)
 if(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_LIBFMT)
diff --git a/CMake/functions/dependency_options.cmake b/CMake/functions/dependency_options.cmake
index 66295f65d..3e3ceded3 100644
--- a/CMake/functions/dependency_options.cmake
+++ b/CMake/functions/dependency_options.cmake
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ function(dependency_options LIB_NAME SYSTEM_OPTION_NAME DEFAULT_SYSTEM_VALUE STA
       set(_static_default OFF)
     else()
       set(_static_default ON)
-
-      # In previous versions of DevilutionX, the default could be OFF even for non-system libraries.
-      # Detect the older CMake cache and update to the new behaviour.
-      #
-      # This is a temporary upgrade path that will be removed one week from commit date.
-      set(${STATIC_OPTION_NAME} ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
     endif()
     option(${STATIC_OPTION_NAME} "Link ${LIB_NAME} statically" ${_static_default})
   else()