diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a8e8ad49..231a6c3c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .test:
   image: registry.gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/libxml2
   variables:
-    BASE_CONFIG: "--with-legacy"
+    BASE_CONFIG: "--with-http --with-lzma --with-zlib"
   before_script:
     - rm -rf libxml2-build
     - mkdir libxml2-build
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ clang:msan:
   tags:
     - win32-ps
   variables:
-    BASE_CONFIG: "--with-legacy"
+    BASE_CONFIG: "--with-http --with-lzma --with-zlib"
     # Disabled for now, see #658
     CONFIG: "--without-python"
     CHERE_INVOKING: "yes"
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c9ca8d81..327c2a42 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build shared libraries" ON)
 option(LIBXML2_WITH_CATALOG "Add the Catalog support" ON)
 option(LIBXML2_WITH_DEBUG "Add the debugging module" ON)
 option(LIBXML2_WITH_HTML "Add the HTML support" ON)
+option(LIBXML2_WITH_HTTP "Add the HTTP support" OFF)
 option(LIBXML2_WITH_ICONV "Add ICONV support" ON)
 option(LIBXML2_WITH_ICU "Add ICU support" OFF)
 option(LIBXML2_WITH_ISO8859X "Add ISO8859X support if no iconv" ON)
 option(LIBXML2_WITH_LEGACY "Add deprecated APIs for compatibility" OFF)
+option(LIBXML2_WITH_LZMA "Use liblzma" OFF)
 option(LIBXML2_WITH_MODULES "Add the dynamic modules support" ON)
 option(LIBXML2_WITH_OUTPUT "Add the serialization support" ON)
 option(LIBXML2_WITH_PATTERN "Add the xmlPattern selection interface" ON)
@@ -47,12 +49,6 @@ option(LIBXML2_WITH_VALID "Add the DTD validation support" ON)
 option(LIBXML2_WITH_XINCLUDE "Add the XInclude support" ON)
 option(LIBXML2_WITH_XPATH "Add the XPATH support" ON)
 
-cmake_dependent_option(
-    LIBXML2_WITH_HTTP "Add the HTTP support" OFF
-    "NOT LIBXML2_WITH_LEGACY" ON)
-cmake_dependent_option(
-    LIBXML2_WITH_LZMA "Use liblzma" OFF
-    "NOT LIBXML2_WITH_LEGACY" ON)
 cmake_dependent_option(
     LIBXML2_WITH_ZLIB "Use libz" OFF
     "NOT LIBXML2_WITH_LEGACY" ON)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2b0e038d..d21ebfe5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -137,12 +137,6 @@ dnl
 dnl Legacy defaults
 dnl
 if test "$with_legacy" = "yes"; then
-    if test "$with_http" = ""; then
-        with_http=yes
-    fi
-    if test "$with_lzma" = ""; then
-        with_lzma=yes
-    fi
     if test "$with_zlib" = ""; then
         with_zlib=yes
     fi
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6527c5f9..988d7ecb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ add_project_arguments(global_args, language: 'c')
 # options
 
 # disabled by default
+want_http = get_option('http').enabled()
 want_icu = get_option('icu').enabled()
 want_legacy = get_option('legacy').enabled()
+want_lzma = get_option('lzma').enabled()
 want_thread_alloc = get_option('thread-alloc').enabled()
 want_tls = get_option('tls').enabled()
 
@@ -126,12 +128,6 @@ want_xinclude = want_minimum ? feature.enabled() : feature.allowed()
 
 # default depends on legacy option
 
-feature = get_option('http')
-want_http = want_legacy ? feature.allowed() : feature.enabled()
-
-feature = get_option('lzma')
-want_lzma = want_legacy ? feature.allowed() : feature.enabled()
-
 feature = get_option('zlib')
 want_zlib = want_legacy ? feature.allowed() : feature.enabled()