diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0089fa7..09255a1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ yambar = executable(
     plugin_i3_enabled ? '-DPLUGIN_ENABLED_I3' : [],
     plugin_label_enabled ? '-DPLUGIN_ENABLED_LABEL' : [],
     plugin_network_enabled ? '-DPLUGIN_ENABLED_NETWORK' : [],
+    plugin_removables_enabled ? '-DPLUGIN_ENABLED_REMOVABLES' : [],
     plugin_pipewire_enabled ? '-DPLUGIN_ENABLED_PIPEWIRE' : [],
     plugin_pulse_enabled ? '-DPLUGIN_ENABLED_PULSE' : [],
   ],
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ summary(
     'i3+Sway': plugin_i3_enabled,
     'Label': plugin_label_enabled,
     'Network monitoring': plugin_network_enabled,
+    'Removables monitoring': plugin_removables_enabled,
     'Pipewire': plugin_pipewire_enabled,
     'PulseAudio': plugin_pulse_enabled,
   },
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index d64f85b..e130a0a 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ option('plugin-label', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
        description: 'Label support')
 option('plugin-network', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
        description: 'Network monitoring support')
+option('plugin-removables', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
+       description: 'Removables (USB sticks, CD-ROM etc) monitoring support')
 option('plugin-pipewire', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
        description: 'Pipewire support')
 option('plugin-pulse', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
diff --git a/modules/meson.build b/modules/meson.build
index ba5647e..7eba966 100644
--- a/modules/meson.build
+++ b/modules/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ module_sdk = declare_dependency(dependencies: [pixman, threads, tllist, fcft])
 
 modules = []
 
-udev = dependency('udev')
 json = dependency('json-c')
 xcb_xkb = dependency('xcb-xkb', required: get_option('backend-x11'))
 
@@ -30,6 +29,9 @@ plugin_i3_enabled = json_i3.found()
 plugin_label_enabled = get_option('plugin-label').allowed()
 plugin_network_enabled = get_option('plugin-network').allowed()
 
+udev_removables = dependency('udev', required: get_option('plugin-removables'))
+plugin_removables_enabled = udev_removables.found()
+
 pipewire = dependency('libpipewire-0.3', required: get_option('plugin-pipewire'))
 plugin_pipewire_enabled = pipewire.found()
 
@@ -40,7 +42,6 @@ plugin_dwl_enabled = get_option('plugin-dwl').allowed()
 
 # Module name -> (source-list, dep-list)
 mod_data = {
-  'removables': [[], [dynlist, udev]],
   'script': [[], []],
   'sway-xkb': [['i3-common.c', 'i3-common.h'], [dynlist, json]],
 }
@@ -93,6 +94,10 @@ if plugin_network_enabled
   mod_data += {'network': [[], []]}
 endif
 
+if plugin_removables_enabled
+  mod_data += {'removables': [[], [dynlist, udev_removables]]}
+endif
+
 if plugin_pipewire_enabled
   mod_data += {'pipewire': [[], [pipewire, dynlist, json]]}
 endif
diff --git a/plugin.c b/plugin.c
index b08d5c5..95fcff1 100644
--- a/plugin.c
+++ b/plugin.c
@@ -69,13 +69,15 @@ EXTERN_MODULE(label);
 #if defined(PLUGIN_ENABLED_NETWORK)
 EXTERN_MODULE(network);
 #endif
+#if defined(PLUGIN_ENABLED_REMOVABLES)
+EXTERN_MODULE(removables);
+#endif
 #if defined(PLUGIN_ENABLED_PULSE)
 EXTERN_MODULE(pulse);
 #endif
 #if defined(PLUGIN_ENABLED_PIPEWIRE)
 EXTERN_MODULE(pipewire);
 #endif
-EXTERN_MODULE(removables);
 EXTERN_MODULE(river);
 EXTERN_MODULE(sway_xkb);
 EXTERN_MODULE(script);
@@ -183,13 +185,15 @@ init(void)
 #if defined(PLUGIN_ENABLED_NETWORK)
     REGISTER_CORE_MODULE(network, network);
 #endif
+#if defined(PLUGIN_ENABLED_REMOVABLES)
+    REGISTER_CORE_MODULE(removables, removables);
+#endif
 #if defined(PLUGIN_ENABLED_PULSE)
     REGISTER_CORE_MODULE(pulse, pulse);
 #endif
 #if defined(PLUGIN_ENABLED_PIPEWIRE)
     REGISTER_CORE_MODULE(pipewire, pipewire);
 #endif
-    REGISTER_CORE_MODULE(removables, removables);
 #if defined(HAVE_PLUGIN_river)
     REGISTER_CORE_MODULE(river, river);
 #endif