diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_push.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_push.yml
index 62836706..cad2023f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_push.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir .\build32
           cd .\build32
-          cmake -G "${{ env.CMAKE_GENERATOR }}" -A Win32 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION="${{ env.CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION }}" -DQTDIR="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\QT\${{ env.QT_VERSION }}\msvc2017" -DDepsPath="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\deps\win32" -DBUILD_CAPTIONS=YES -DCOPIED_DEPENDENCIES=NO -DCOPY_DEPENDENCIES=YES ..
+          cmake -G "${{ env.CMAKE_GENERATOR }}" -A Win32 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION="${{ env.CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION }}" -DQTDIR="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\QT\${{ env.QT_VERSION }}\msvc2017" -DDepsPath="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\deps\win32" -DCOPIED_DEPENDENCIES=NO -DCOPY_DEPENDENCIES=YES ..
       - name: 'Build OBS-Studio 32-bit'
         if: steps.build-cache-obs-32.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/obs-studio
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir .\build64
           cd .\build64
-          cmake -G "${{ env.CMAKE_GENERATOR }}" -A x64 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION="${{ env.CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION }}" -DQTDIR="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\QT\${{ env.QT_VERSION }}\msvc2017_64" -DDepsPath="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\deps\win64" -DBUILD_CAPTIONS=YES -DCOPIED_DEPENDENCIES=NO -DCOPY_DEPENDENCIES=YES ..
+          cmake -G "${{ env.CMAKE_GENERATOR }}" -A x64 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION="${{ env.CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION }}" -DQTDIR="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\QT\${{ env.QT_VERSION }}\msvc2017_64" -DDepsPath="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\deps\win64" -DCOPIED_DEPENDENCIES=NO -DCOPY_DEPENDENCIES=YES ..
       - name: 'Build OBS-Studio 64-bit'
         if: steps.build-cache-obs-64.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/obs-studio
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir ./build
           cd ./build
-          cmake -DBUILD_CAPTIONS=YES -DDISABLE_PLUGINS=YES -DENABLE_SCRIPTING=NO -DUNIX_STRUCTURE=YES -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ..
+          cmake -DDISABLE_PLUGINS=YES -DENABLE_SCRIPTING=NO -DUNIX_STRUCTURE=YES -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ..
       - name: 'Build OBS-Studio'
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/obs-studio
         shell: bash
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd build
-          cmake -DBUILD_CAPTIONS=YES -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.11 -DENABLE_SCRIPTING=NO -DDepsPath=/tmp/obsdeps -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/qt/${{ env.QT_VERSION }}/lib/cmake ..
+          cmake -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.11 -DENABLE_SCRIPTING=NO -DDepsPath=/tmp/obsdeps -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/qt/${{ env.QT_VERSION }}/lib/cmake ..
       - name: 'Build OBS Studio libraries'
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/obs-studio
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag_release.yml b/.github/workflows/tag_release.yml
index 698ce49a..f499e0bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag_release.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir .\build32
           cd .\build32
-          cmake -G "${{ env.CMAKE_GENERATOR }}" -A Win32 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION="${{ env.CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION }}" -DQTDIR="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\QT\${{ env.QT_VERSION }}\msvc2017" -DDepsPath="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\deps\win32" -DBUILD_CAPTIONS=YES -DCOPIED_DEPENDENCIES=NO -DCOPY_DEPENDENCIES=YES ..
+          cmake -G "${{ env.CMAKE_GENERATOR }}" -A Win32 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION="${{ env.CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION }}" -DQTDIR="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\QT\${{ env.QT_VERSION }}\msvc2017" -DDepsPath="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\deps\win32" -DCOPIED_DEPENDENCIES=NO -DCOPY_DEPENDENCIES=YES ..
       - name: 'Build OBS-Studio 32-bit'
         if: steps.build-cache-obs-32.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/obs-studio
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir .\build64
           cd .\build64
-          cmake -G "${{ env.CMAKE_GENERATOR }}" -A x64 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION="${{ env.CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION }}" -DQTDIR="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\QT\${{ env.QT_VERSION }}\msvc2017_64" -DDepsPath="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\deps\win64" -DBUILD_CAPTIONS=YES -DCOPIED_DEPENDENCIES=NO -DCOPY_DEPENDENCIES=YES ..
+          cmake -G "${{ env.CMAKE_GENERATOR }}" -A x64 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION="${{ env.CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION }}" -DQTDIR="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\QT\${{ env.QT_VERSION }}\msvc2017_64" -DDepsPath="${{ github.workspace }}\cmbuild\deps\win64" -DCOPIED_DEPENDENCIES=NO -DCOPY_DEPENDENCIES=YES ..
       - name: 'Build OBS-Studio 64-bit'
         if: steps.build-cache-obs-64.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/obs-studio
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir ./build
           cd ./build
-          cmake -DBUILD_CAPTIONS=YES -DDISABLE_PLUGINS=YES -DENABLE_SCRIPTING=NO -DUNIX_STRUCTURE=YES -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ..
+          cmake -DDISABLE_PLUGINS=YES -DENABLE_SCRIPTING=NO -DUNIX_STRUCTURE=YES -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ..
       - name: 'Build OBS-Studio'
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/obs-studio
         shell: bash
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd build
-          cmake -DBUILD_CAPTIONS=YES -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.11 -DENABLE_SCRIPTING=NO -DDepsPath=/tmp/obsdeps -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/qt/${{ env.QT_VERSION }}/lib/cmake ..
+          cmake -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.11 -DENABLE_SCRIPTING=NO -DDepsPath=/tmp/obsdeps -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/qt/${{ env.QT_VERSION }}/lib/cmake ..
       - name: 'Build OBS Studio libraries'
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/obs-studio
         shell: bash
diff --git a/CI/install-build-obs-macos.sh b/CI/install-build-obs-macos.sh
index 0dc610aa..4af63b49 100755
--- a/CI/install-build-obs-macos.sh
+++ b/CI/install-build-obs-macos.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ git checkout $OBSLatestTag
 mkdir build && cd build
 echo "[obs-websocket] Building obs-studio.."
 cmake .. \
-	-DBUILD_CAPTIONS=true \
 	-DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.11 \
 	-DDISABLE_PLUGINS=true \
     -DENABLE_SCRIPTING=0 \
diff --git a/CI/prepare-obs-windows.cmd b/CI/prepare-obs-windows.cmd
index 961fbe17..43fc1c32 100644
--- a/CI/prepare-obs-windows.cmd
+++ b/CI/prepare-obs-windows.cmd
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ if not exist build64 mkdir build64
 
 echo   Running cmake for obs-studio %OBSLatestTag% 32-bit...
 cd build32
-cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A Win32 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=10.0 -DQTDIR="%QTDIR32%" -DDepsPath="%DepsPath32%" -DBUILD_CAPTIONS=true -DDISABLE_PLUGINS=true -DCOPIED_DEPENDENCIES=false -DCOPY_DEPENDENCIES=true ..
+cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A Win32 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=10.0 -DQTDIR="%QTDIR32%" -DDepsPath="%DepsPath32%" -DDISABLE_PLUGINS=true -DCOPIED_DEPENDENCIES=false -DCOPY_DEPENDENCIES=true ..
 echo:
 echo:
 
 echo   Running cmake for obs-studio %OBSLatestTag% 64-bit...
 cd ..\build64
-cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=10.0 -DQTDIR="%QTDIR64%" -DDepsPath="%DepsPath64%" -DBUILD_CAPTIONS=true -DDISABLE_PLUGINS=true -DCOPIED_DEPENDENCIES=false -DCOPY_DEPENDENCIES=true ..
+cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=10.0 -DQTDIR="%QTDIR64%" -DDepsPath="%DepsPath64%" -DDISABLE_PLUGINS=true -DCOPIED_DEPENDENCIES=false -DCOPY_DEPENDENCIES=true ..
 echo:
 echo:
 
-dir "%OBSPath%\libobs"
\ No newline at end of file
+dir "%OBSPath%\libobs"
diff --git a/src/WSRequestHandler.cpp b/src/WSRequestHandler.cpp
index b4ab8137..e4f0a907 100644
--- a/src/WSRequestHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/WSRequestHandler.cpp
@@ -135,9 +135,7 @@ const QHash<QString, RpcMethodHandler> WSRequestHandler::messageMap {
 	{ "SetStreamSettings", &WSRequestHandler::SetStreamSettings },
 	{ "GetStreamSettings", &WSRequestHandler::GetStreamSettings },
 	{ "SaveStreamSettings", &WSRequestHandler::SaveStreamSettings },
-#if BUILD_CAPTIONS
 	{ "SendCaptions", &WSRequestHandler::SendCaptions },
-#endif
 
 	{ "GetStudioModeStatus", &WSRequestHandler::GetStudioModeStatus },
 	{ "GetPreviewScene", &WSRequestHandler::GetPreviewScene },
diff --git a/src/WSRequestHandler.h b/src/WSRequestHandler.h
index c3190668..fcde500c 100644
--- a/src/WSRequestHandler.h
+++ b/src/WSRequestHandler.h
@@ -152,9 +152,7 @@ class WSRequestHandler {
 		RpcResponse SetStreamSettings(const RpcRequest&);
 		RpcResponse GetStreamSettings(const RpcRequest&);
 		RpcResponse SaveStreamSettings(const RpcRequest&);
-#if BUILD_CAPTIONS
 		RpcResponse SendCaptions(const RpcRequest&);
-#endif
 
 		RpcResponse GetStudioModeStatus(const RpcRequest&);
 		RpcResponse GetPreviewScene(const RpcRequest&);
diff --git a/src/WSRequestHandler_Streaming.cpp b/src/WSRequestHandler_Streaming.cpp
index aa0782c9..94f5b5c3 100644
--- a/src/WSRequestHandler_Streaming.cpp
+++ b/src/WSRequestHandler_Streaming.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ RpcResponse WSRequestHandler::SaveStreamSettings(const RpcRequest& request) {
  * @category streaming
  * @since 4.6.0
  */
-#if BUILD_CAPTIONS
 RpcResponse WSRequestHandler::SendCaptions(const RpcRequest& request) {
 	if (!request.hasField("text")) {
 		return request.failed("missing request parameters");
@@ -315,5 +314,4 @@ RpcResponse WSRequestHandler::SendCaptions(const RpcRequest& request) {
 
 	return request.success();
 }
-#endif