diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 7d25995265..64c44db805 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -624,6 +624,9 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),NONSTOP_KERNEL)
 	SHELL_PATH = /usr/coreutils/bin/bash
 endif
 ifeq ($(uname_S),MINGW)
+	ifeq ($(shell expr "$(uname_R)" : '1\.'),2)
+		$(error "Building with MSys is no longer supported")
+	endif
 	pathsep = ;
 	HAVE_ALLOCA_H = YesPlease
 	NO_PREAD = YesPlease
@@ -653,7 +656,6 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),MINGW)
 	USE_WIN32_IPC = YesPlease
 	USE_WIN32_MMAP = YesPlease
 	MMAP_PREVENTS_DELETE = UnfortunatelyYes
-	USE_NED_ALLOCATOR = YesPlease
 	UNRELIABLE_FSTAT = UnfortunatelyYes
 	OBJECT_CREATION_USES_RENAMES = UnfortunatelyNeedsTo
 	NO_REGEX = YesPlease
@@ -678,61 +680,43 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),MINGW)
 	RC = windres -O coff
 	NATIVE_CRLF = YesPlease
 	X = .exe
-ifneq (,$(wildcard ../THIS_IS_MSYSGIT))
-	htmldir = doc/git/html/
-	prefix =
+	# MSys2
+	prefix = /usr/
+	# Enable DEP
+	BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--nxcompat
+	# Enable ASLR (unless debugging)
+	ifneq (,$(findstring -O,$(filter-out -O0 -Og,$(CFLAGS))))
+		BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--dynamicbase
+	endif
+	ifeq (MINGW32,$(MSYSTEM))
+		prefix = /mingw32
+		HOST_CPU = i686
+		BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--pic-executable,-e,_mainCRTStartup
+	endif
+	ifeq (MINGW64,$(MSYSTEM))
+		prefix = /mingw64
+		HOST_CPU = x86_64
+		BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--pic-executable,-e,mainCRTStartup
+	else
+		COMPAT_CFLAGS += -D_USE_32BIT_TIME_T
+		BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--large-address-aware
+	endif
+	CC = gcc
+	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=0 -DDETECT_MSYS_TTY \
+		-fstack-protector-strong
+	EXTLIBS += -lntdll
 	INSTALL = /bin/install
-	EXTLIBS += /mingw/lib/libz.a
 	INTERNAL_QSORT = YesPlease
 	HAVE_LIBCHARSET_H = YesPlease
-	NO_GETTEXT = YesPlease
-	NO_PYTHON = YesPlease
-	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -D__USE_MINGW_ACCESS
-else
-	ifneq ($(shell expr "$(uname_R)" : '1\.'),2)
-		# MSys2
-		prefix = /usr/
-		# Enable DEP
-		BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--nxcompat
-		# Enable ASLR (unless debugging)
-		ifneq (,$(findstring -O,$(filter-out -O0 -Og,$(CFLAGS))))
-			BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--dynamicbase
-		endif
-		ifeq (MINGW32,$(MSYSTEM))
-			prefix = /mingw32
-			HOST_CPU = i686
-			BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--pic-executable,-e,_mainCRTStartup
-		endif
-		ifeq (MINGW64,$(MSYSTEM))
-			prefix = /mingw64
-			HOST_CPU = x86_64
-			BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--pic-executable,-e,mainCRTStartup
-		else
-			COMPAT_CFLAGS += -D_USE_32BIT_TIME_T
-			BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--large-address-aware
-		endif
-		CC = gcc
-		COMPAT_CFLAGS += -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=0 -DDETECT_MSYS_TTY \
-			-fstack-protector-strong
-		EXTLIBS += -lntdll
-		INSTALL = /bin/install
-		INTERNAL_QSORT = YesPlease
-		HAVE_LIBCHARSET_H = YesPlease
-		USE_GETTEXT_SCHEME = fallthrough
-		USE_LIBPCRE = YesPlease
-		USE_NED_ALLOCATOR = YesPlease
-		ifeq (/mingw64,$(subst 32,64,$(prefix)))
-			# Move system config into top-level /etc/
-			ETC_GITCONFIG = ../etc/gitconfig
-			ETC_GITATTRIBUTES = ../etc/gitattributes
-		endif
-	else
-		COMPAT_CFLAGS += -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO
-		NO_CURL = YesPlease
-		NO_PYTHON = YesPlease
+	USE_GETTEXT_SCHEME = fallthrough
+	USE_LIBPCRE = YesPlease
+	USE_NED_ALLOCATOR = YesPlease
+	ifeq (/mingw64,$(subst 32,64,$(prefix)))
+		# Move system config into top-level /etc/
+		ETC_GITCONFIG = ../etc/gitconfig
+		ETC_GITATTRIBUTES = ../etc/gitattributes
 	endif
 endif
-endif
 ifeq ($(uname_S),QNX)
 	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -DSA_RESTART=0
 	EXPAT_NEEDS_XMLPARSE_H = YesPlease