diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 02620a6c..22847ba7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ set(UVW_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 project(
     uvw
     VERSION ${UVW_VERSION_MAJOR}.${UVW_VERSION_MINOR}.${UVW_VERSION_PATCH}
-    DESCRIPTION "Header-only, event based, tiny and easy to use libuv wrapper in modern C++ - now available as also shared/static library!"
+    DESCRIPTION "Header-only, event based, tiny and easy to use libuv wrapper in modern C++ - now available also as static library!"
     HOMEPAGE_URL "https://github.com/skypjack/uvw"
     LANGUAGES C CXX
 )
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ message("*")
 option(USE_LIBCPP "Use libc++ by adding -stdlib=libc++ flag if availbale." ON)
 option(USE_ASAN "Use address sanitizer by adding -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer flags" OFF)
 option(USE_UBSAN "Use address sanitizer by adding -fsanitize=undefined -fno-sanitize-recover=all -fno-omit-frame-pointer flags" OFF)
-option(BUILD_UVW_LIBS "Prepare targets for static and shared libraries rather than for a header-only library." OFF)
+option(BUILD_UVW_LIBS "Prepare targets for static library rather than for a header-only library." OFF)
 
 #
 # Compiler stuff
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ function(fetch_libuv)
 
     add_library(uv::uv-static ALIAS uv_a)
     set_target_properties(uv_a PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE 1)
-
-    add_library(uv::uv-shared ALIAS uv)
     set_target_properties(uv PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE 1)
 endfunction()
 
@@ -159,9 +157,6 @@ if(UNIX)
     configure_file(libuvw-static.pc.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libuvw-static.pc @ONLY)
     install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libuvw-static.pc
             DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig)
-    configure_file(libuvw-shared.pc.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libuvw-shared.pc @ONLY)
-    install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libuvw-shared.pc
-            DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig)
 endif()
 
 ### Testing
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f88df453..b2b505eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ and still support me today.
 
 `uvw` started as a header-only, event based, tiny and easy to use wrapper for
 [`libuv`](https://github.com/libuv/libuv) written in modern C++.<br/>
-Now it's finally available also as a compilable library, either static or
-shared.
+Now it's finally available also as a compilable static library.
 
 The basic idea is to hide completely the *C-ish* interface of `libuv` behind a
 graceful C++ API. Currently, no `uv_*_t` data structure is actually exposed by
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ libraries are compiled through `CMake`.
 ## Library
 
 `uvw` is a dual-mode library. It can be used in its header-only form or as a
-compiled library, either shared or static.<br/>
+compiled static library.<br/>
 The following sections describe what to do in both cases to get `uvw` up and
 runningin your own project.
 
@@ -131,13 +130,13 @@ libraries search paths for `libuv` in this case.
 
 When used through `CMake`, the `uvw::uvw` target is exported for convenience.
 
-### Static/Shared
+### Static
 
 To use `uvw` as a compiled library, set the `BUILD_UVW_LIBS` options in cmake
 before including the project.<br/>
-This option triggers the generation of two targets named respectively
-`uvw::uvw-static` and `uvw::uvw-shared`. The matching version of `libuv` is also
-compiled and exported as `uv::uv-static` and `uv::uv-shared` for convenience.
+This option triggers the generation of a targets named 
+`uvw::uvw-static`. The matching version of `libuv` is also
+compiled and exported as `uv::uv-static` for convenience.
 
 In case you don't use or don't want to use `CMake`, you can still compile all
 `.cpp` files and include all `.h` files to get the job done. In this case, users
diff --git a/libuvw-shared.pc.in b/libuvw-shared.pc.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 0177da6f..00000000
--- a/libuvw-shared.pc.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-prefix=@prefix@
-exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=@libdir@
-includedir=@includedir@
-
-Name: libuvw
-Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
-Description: Header-only, event based, tiny and easy to use libuv wrapper in modern C++
-URL: https://github.com/skypjack/uvw
-
-Libs: -L${libdir} -luvw-shared @LIBS@
-Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 25e6c12a..d825e500 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,22 +67,11 @@ target_link_libraries(uvw-static PUBLIC uv::uv-static)
 set_target_properties(uvw-static PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_DEFAULT_BUILD 1)
 add_uvw_library(uvw-static)
 
-#
-# Shared library
-#
-
-add_library(uvw-shared SHARED)
-add_library(uvw::uvw-shared ALIAS uvw-shared)
-target_link_libraries(uvw-shared PUBLIC uv::uv-shared)
-set_target_properties(uvw-shared PROPERTIES VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION} SOVERSION ${UVW_VERSION_MAJOR} EXCLUDE_FROM_DEFAULT_BUILD 1)
-add_uvw_library(uvw-shared)
-
 #
 # Install targets
 #
 
 install(EXPORT uvw NAMESPACE uvw:: DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 install(TARGETS uvw-static EXPORT uvw ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-install(TARGETS uvw-shared EXPORT uvw LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 install(TARGETS uv_a EXPORT uvw ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 install(TARGETS uv EXPORT uvw LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})