diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a0173917..bc338bc4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -168,14 +168,7 @@ endif()
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 if (_GLFW_WIN32)
 
-    set(GLFW_PKG_LIBS "${GLFW_PKG_LIBS} -lgdi32 -lwinmm")
-
-    # The DLL links against winmm; the static library loads it
-    # That way, both code paths receive testing
-    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-        set(_GLFW_NO_DLOAD_WINMM 1)
-        list(APPEND glfw_LIBRARIES winmm)
-    endif()
+    set(GLFW_PKG_LIBS "${GLFW_PKG_LIBS} -lgdi32")
 
     if (GLFW_USE_DWM_SWAP_INTERVAL)
         set(_GLFW_USE_DWM_SWAP_INTERVAL 1)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 77911385..19ab8ef4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ GLFW bundles a number of dependencies in the `deps/` directory.
  - [Cocoa] Bugfix: Joystick enumeration took hundreds of ms on some systems
  - [Cocoa] Bugfix: The cursor was hidden when the user resized a GLFW window
  - [Win32] Enabled generation of pkg-config file for MinGW
+ - [Win32] Removed option to require explicitly linking against `winmm.dll`
  - [Win32] Bugfix: Failure to load winmm or its functions was not reported to
                    the error callback
  - [Win32] Bugfix: Some keys were reported based on the current layout instead
diff --git a/src/glfw_config.h.in b/src/glfw_config.h.in
index 76d4b718..11c2aa76 100644
--- a/src/glfw_config.h.in
+++ b/src/glfw_config.h.in
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@
 // Define this to 1 if building as a shared library / dynamic library / DLL
 #cmakedefine _GLFW_BUILD_DLL
 
-// Define this to 1 to disable dynamic loading of winmm
-#cmakedefine _GLFW_NO_DLOAD_WINMM
 // Define this to 1 if glfwSwapInterval should ignore DWM compositing status
 #cmakedefine _GLFW_USE_DWM_SWAP_INTERVAL
 // Define this to 1 to force use of high-performance GPU on Optimus systems
diff --git a/src/win32_init.c b/src/win32_init.c
index a34908c7..1b551a79 100644
--- a/src/win32_init.c
+++ b/src/win32_init.c
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE instance, DWORD reason, LPVOID reserved)
 //
 static GLboolean initLibraries(void)
 {
-#ifndef _GLFW_NO_DLOAD_WINMM
-    // winmm.dll (for joystick and timer support)
-
     _glfw.win32.winmm.instance = LoadLibraryW(L"winmm.dll");
     if (!_glfw.win32.winmm.instance)
     {
@@ -89,7 +86,6 @@ static GLboolean initLibraries(void)
                         "Win32: Failed to load winmm functions");
         return GL_FALSE;
     }
-#endif // _GLFW_NO_DLOAD_WINMM
 
     _glfw.win32.user32.instance = LoadLibraryW(L"user32.dll");
     if (_glfw.win32.user32.instance)
@@ -114,13 +110,8 @@ static GLboolean initLibraries(void)
 //
 static void terminateLibraries(void)
 {
-#ifndef _GLFW_NO_DLOAD_WINMM
-    if (_glfw.win32.winmm.instance != NULL)
-    {
+    if (_glfw.win32.winmm.instance)
         FreeLibrary(_glfw.win32.winmm.instance);
-        _glfw.win32.winmm.instance = NULL;
-    }
-#endif // _GLFW_NO_DLOAD_WINMM
 
     if (_glfw.win32.user32.instance)
         FreeLibrary(_glfw.win32.user32.instance);
@@ -264,9 +255,6 @@ const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
 #elif defined(__BORLANDC__)
         " BorlandC"
 #endif
-#if !defined(_GLFW_NO_DLOAD_WINMM)
-        " LoadLibrary(winmm)"
-#endif
 #if defined(_GLFW_BUILD_DLL)
         " DLL"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/win32_platform.h b/src/win32_platform.h
index aa21d052..3040e85d 100644
--- a/src/win32_platform.h
+++ b/src/win32_platform.h
@@ -110,26 +110,14 @@ typedef struct tagCHANGEFILTERSTRUCT
 //========================================================================
 
 // winmm.dll function pointer typedefs
-#ifndef _GLFW_NO_DLOAD_WINMM
-typedef MMRESULT (WINAPI * JOYGETDEVCAPS_T) (UINT,LPJOYCAPS,UINT);
-typedef MMRESULT (WINAPI * JOYGETPOS_T) (UINT,LPJOYINFO);
-typedef MMRESULT (WINAPI * JOYGETPOSEX_T) (UINT,LPJOYINFOEX);
-typedef DWORD (WINAPI * TIMEGETTIME_T) (void);
-#endif // _GLFW_NO_DLOAD_WINMM
-
-
-// winmm.dll shortcuts
-#ifndef _GLFW_NO_DLOAD_WINMM
- #define _glfw_joyGetDevCaps _glfw.win32.winmm.joyGetDevCaps
- #define _glfw_joyGetPos     _glfw.win32.winmm.joyGetPos
- #define _glfw_joyGetPosEx   _glfw.win32.winmm.joyGetPosEx
- #define _glfw_timeGetTime   _glfw.win32.winmm.timeGetTime
-#else
- #define _glfw_joyGetDevCaps joyGetDevCaps
- #define _glfw_joyGetPos     joyGetPos
- #define _glfw_joyGetPosEx   joyGetPosEx
- #define _glfw_timeGetTime   timeGetTime
-#endif // _GLFW_NO_DLOAD_WINMM
+typedef MMRESULT (WINAPI * JOYGETDEVCAPS_T)(UINT,LPJOYCAPS,UINT);
+typedef MMRESULT (WINAPI * JOYGETPOS_T)(UINT,LPJOYINFO);
+typedef MMRESULT (WINAPI * JOYGETPOSEX_T)(UINT,LPJOYINFOEX);
+typedef DWORD (WINAPI * TIMEGETTIME_T)(void);
+#define _glfw_joyGetDevCaps _glfw.win32.winmm.joyGetDevCaps
+#define _glfw_joyGetPos _glfw.win32.winmm.joyGetPos
+#define _glfw_joyGetPosEx _glfw.win32.winmm.joyGetPosEx
+#define _glfw_timeGetTime _glfw.win32.winmm.timeGetTime
 
 // user32.dll function pointer typedefs
 typedef BOOL (WINAPI * SETPROCESSDPIAWARE_T)(void);
@@ -204,7 +192,6 @@ typedef struct _GLFWlibraryWin32
     DWORD               foregroundLockTimeout;
     char*               clipboardString;
 
-#ifndef _GLFW_NO_DLOAD_WINMM
     // winmm.dll
     struct {
         HINSTANCE       instance;
@@ -213,7 +200,6 @@ typedef struct _GLFWlibraryWin32
         JOYGETPOSEX_T   joyGetPosEx;
         TIMEGETTIME_T   timeGetTime;
     } winmm;
-#endif // _GLFW_NO_DLOAD_WINMM
 
     // user32.dll
     struct {