diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindDav1d.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindDav1d.cmake
index a7c5632e605..896ac31010b 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindDav1d.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindDav1d.cmake
@@ -102,10 +102,19 @@ if(NOT TARGET LIBRARY::${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME})
     cmake_language(EVAL CODE "
       buildmacro${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}()
     ")
+
+    # Meson uses pkgconfig, therefore we no longer need the windows cmake config.
+    # remove the cmake config, as otherwise our search order will constantly find the old
+    # cmake config lib rather than the new pkgconfig
+    if(TARGET dav1d::dav1d)
+      if(EXISTS "${DEPENDS_PATH}/lib/cmake/dav1d")
+        file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${DEPENDS_PATH}/lib/cmake/dav1d")
+      endif()
+    endif()
   endif()
 
   if(${${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_SEARCH_NAME}_FOUND)
-    # cmake target and not building internal
+    # dav1d::dav1d target is a legacy target from windows kodi-deps build of dav1d
     if(TARGET dav1d::dav1d AND NOT TARGET ${${${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_MODULE}_BUILD_NAME})
       add_library(LIBRARY::${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME} ALIAS dav1d::dav1d)
     elseif(TARGET PkgConfig::${${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_SEARCH_NAME} AND NOT TARGET ${${${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_MODULE}_BUILD_NAME})
diff --git a/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-arm64.list b/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-arm64.list
index 482ed951a3e..77f019fea1a 100644
--- a/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-arm64.list
+++ b/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-arm64.list
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ; -> sqlite-3.7.12.1-win32\system\sqlite3.dll
 ; -> ...
 ;PLEASE KEEP THIS LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER!
-dav1d-1.5.1-arm64-v142-20250209.7z
 detours-64ec13-arm64-v142-20250209.7z
 dnssd-878.260.1-arm64-v142-20250209.7z
 expat-2.7.3-arm64-v143-20251018.7z
diff --git a/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win10-arm.list b/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win10-arm.list
index a419b19d969..e5dde3bbc0b 100644
--- a/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win10-arm.list
+++ b/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win10-arm.list
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ; -> sqlite-3.7.12.1-arm\system\sqlite3.dll
 ; -> ...
 ;PLEASE KEEP THIS LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER!
-dav1d-1.5.1-win10-arm-v142-20250209.7z
 expat-2.2.9-win10-arm-v141-20200105.7z
 freetype-2.10.1-win10-arm-v141-20200105.7z
 fstrcmp-0.7-win10-arm-v141-20200105.7z
diff --git a/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win10-win32.list b/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win10-win32.list
index 933fe3ea2fa..a76e56c16f6 100644
--- a/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win10-win32.list
+++ b/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win10-win32.list
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ; -> sqlite-3.7.12.1-win32\system\sqlite3.dll
 ; -> ...
 ;PLEASE KEEP THIS LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER!
-dav1d-1.5.1-win10-win32-v142-20250209.7z
 expat-2.7.3-win10-win32-v143-20251018.7z
 freetype-2.10.1-win10-win32-v141-20200105.7z
 fstrcmp-0.7-win10-win32-v141-20200105.7z
diff --git a/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win10-x64.list b/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win10-x64.list
index 7f1484bba60..58eb154be94 100644
--- a/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win10-x64.list
+++ b/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win10-x64.list
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ; -> sqlite-3.7.12.1-win32\system\sqlite3.dll
 ; -> ...
 ;PLEASE KEEP THIS LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER!
-dav1d-1.5.1-win10-x64-v142-20250209.7z
 expat-2.7.3-win10-x64-v143-20251018.7z
 freetype-2.10.1-win10-x64-v141-20200105.7z
 fstrcmp-0.7-win10-x64-v141-20200105.7z
diff --git a/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win32.list b/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win32.list
index a4ba28ef687..924405f9922 100644
--- a/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win32.list
+++ b/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-win32.list
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ; -> sqlite-3.7.12.1-win32\system\sqlite3.dll
 ; -> ...
 ;PLEASE KEEP THIS LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER!
-dav1d-1.5.1-win32-v142-20250209.7z
 detours-64ec13-win32-v141-20200105.7z
 dnssd-878.260.1-win32-v141-20200105.7z
 expat-2.7.3-win32-v143-20251018.7z
diff --git a/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-x64.list b/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-x64.list
index 1cb66e53230..9bb6bb67713 100644
--- a/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-x64.list
+++ b/project/BuildDependencies/scripts/0_package.target-x64.list
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ; -> sqlite-3.7.12.1-win32\system\sqlite3.dll
 ; -> ...
 ;PLEASE KEEP THIS LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER!
-dav1d-1.5.1-x64-v142-20250209.7z
 detours-64ec13-x64-v141-20200105.7z
 dnssd-878.260.1-x64-v141-20200105.7z
 expat-2.7.3-x64-v143-20251018.7z