diff --git a/ci/test/06_script_b.sh b/ci/test/06_script_b.sh
index 194b14beab..311a43755a 100755
--- a/ci/test/06_script_b.sh
+++ b/ci/test/06_script_b.sh
@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 if [[ $HOST = *-mingw32 ]]; then
   # Generate all binaries, so that they can be wrapped
   DOCKER_EXEC make $MAKEJOBS -C src/secp256k1 VERBOSE=1
-  DOCKER_EXEC make $MAKEJOBS -C src/univalue VERBOSE=1
   DOCKER_EXEC "${BASE_ROOT_DIR}/ci/test/wrap-wine.sh"
 fi
 
 if [ -n "$QEMU_USER_CMD" ]; then
   # Generate all binaries, so that they can be wrapped
   DOCKER_EXEC make $MAKEJOBS -C src/secp256k1 VERBOSE=1
-  DOCKER_EXEC make $MAKEJOBS -C src/univalue VERBOSE=1
   DOCKER_EXEC "${BASE_ROOT_DIR}/ci/test/wrap-qemu.sh"
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5a6f21fe42..08ae53c921 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -262,12 +262,6 @@ if test "x$use_asm" = xyes; then
   AC_DEFINE(USE_ASM, 1, [Define this symbol to build in assembly routines])
 fi
 
-AC_ARG_WITH([system-univalue],
-  [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-system-univalue],
-  [Build with system UniValue (default is no)])],
-  [system_univalue=$withval],
-  [system_univalue=no]
-)
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([zmq],
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-zmq],
   [disable ZMQ notifications])],
@@ -1546,34 +1540,6 @@ if test "x$use_zmq" = xyes; then
   esac
 fi
 
-dnl univalue check
-
-need_bundled_univalue=yes
-if test x$build_bitcoin_wallet$build_bitcoin_cli$build_bitcoin_tx$build_bitcoin_util$build_bitcoind$bitcoin_enable_qt$use_tests$use_bench = xnononononononono; then
-  need_bundled_univalue=no
-else
-  if test x$system_univalue != xno; then
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([UNIVALUE], [libunivalue >= 1.0.4], [found_univalue=yes], [found_univalue=no])
-    if test x$found_univalue = xyes; then
-      system_univalue=yes
-      need_bundled_univalue=no
-    elif test x$system_univalue = xyes; then
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([univalue not found])
-    else
-      system_univalue=no
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  if test x$need_bundled_univalue = xyes; then
-    UNIVALUE_CFLAGS='-I$(srcdir)/univalue/include'
-    UNIVALUE_LIBS='univalue/libunivalue.la'
-  fi
-fi
-
-AM_CONDITIONAL([EMBEDDED_UNIVALUE],[test x$need_bundled_univalue = xyes])
-AC_SUBST(UNIVALUE_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(UNIVALUE_LIBS)
-
 dnl libmultiprocess library check
 
 libmultiprocess_found=no
@@ -1936,10 +1902,6 @@ PKGCONFIG_LIBDIR_TEMP="$PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR"
 unset PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR
 PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$PKGCONFIG_LIBDIR_TEMP"
 
-if test x$need_bundled_univalue = xyes; then
-  AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([src/univalue])
-fi
-
 ac_configure_args="${ac_configure_args} --disable-shared --with-pic --enable-benchmark=no --enable-module-recovery --enable-module-schnorrsig --enable-experimental"
 AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([src/secp256k1])
 
diff --git a/contrib/guix/libexec/build.sh b/contrib/guix/libexec/build.sh
index 93526f8c45..bffe524dbc 100755
--- a/contrib/guix/libexec/build.sh
+++ b/contrib/guix/libexec/build.sh
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ mkdir -p "$DISTSRC"
                     ${HOST_CXXFLAGS:+CXXFLAGS="${HOST_CXXFLAGS}"} \
                     ${HOST_LDFLAGS:+LDFLAGS="${HOST_LDFLAGS}"}
 
-    sed -i.old 's/-lstdc++ //g' config.status libtool src/univalue/config.status src/univalue/libtool
+    sed -i.old 's/-lstdc++ //g' config.status libtool
 
     # Build Bitcoin Core
     make --jobs="$JOBS" ${V:+V=1}
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 12fdc9ad75..0deae6c387 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 print-%: FORCE
 	@echo '$*'='$($*)'
 
-DIST_SUBDIRS = secp256k1 univalue
+DIST_SUBDIRS = secp256k1
 
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBTOOL_LDFLAGS) $(HARDENED_LDFLAGS) $(GPROF_LDFLAGS) $(SANITIZER_LDFLAGS)
 AM_CXXFLAGS = $(DEBUG_CXXFLAGS) $(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS) $(WARN_CXXFLAGS) $(NOWARN_CXXFLAGS) $(ERROR_CXXFLAGS) $(GPROF_CXXFLAGS) $(SANITIZER_CXXFLAGS)
@@ -15,18 +15,7 @@ AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --preserve-dup-deps
 PTHREAD_FLAGS = $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_LIBS)
 EXTRA_LIBRARIES =
 
-if EMBEDDED_UNIVALUE
-LIBUNIVALUE = univalue/libunivalue.la
-
-$(LIBUNIVALUE): $(wildcard univalue/lib/*) $(wildcard univalue/include/*)
-	$(AM_V_at)$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(@D) $(@F)
-else
-LIBUNIVALUE = $(UNIVALUE_LIBS)
-endif
-
-BITCOIN_INCLUDES=-I$(builddir) -I$(srcdir)/secp256k1/include $(BDB_CPPFLAGS) $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) $(LEVELDB_CPPFLAGS)
-
-BITCOIN_INCLUDES += $(UNIVALUE_CFLAGS)
+BITCOIN_INCLUDES=-I$(builddir) -I$(srcdir)/secp256k1/include -I$(srcdir)/$(UNIVALUE_INCLUDE_DIR_INT) $(BDB_CPPFLAGS) $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) $(LEVELDB_CPPFLAGS)
 
 LIBBITCOIN_SERVER=libbitcoin_server.a
 LIBBITCOIN_COMMON=libbitcoin_common.a
@@ -80,6 +69,7 @@ EXTRA_LIBRARIES += \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_ZMQ)
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = $(LIBBITCOINCONSENSUS)
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES =
 
 bin_PROGRAMS =
 noinst_PROGRAMS =
@@ -797,7 +787,6 @@ $(top_srcdir)/$(subdir)/config/bitcoin-config.h.in:  $(am__configure_deps)
 
 clean-local:
 	-$(MAKE) -C secp256k1 clean
-	-$(MAKE) -C univalue clean
 	-rm -f leveldb/*/*.gcda leveldb/*/*.gcno leveldb/helpers/memenv/*.gcda leveldb/helpers/memenv/*.gcno
 	-rm -f config.h
 	-rm -rf test/__pycache__
@@ -887,3 +876,5 @@ endif
 if ENABLE_QT_TESTS
 include Makefile.qttest.include
 endif
+
+include Makefile.univalue.include
diff --git a/src/Makefile.test.include b/src/Makefile.test.include
index d70793ffa9..27f9382631 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.test.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.test.include
@@ -350,8 +350,26 @@ if ENABLE_BENCH
 endif
 endif
 	$(AM_V_at)$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C secp256k1 check
-if EMBEDDED_UNIVALUE
-	$(AM_V_at)$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C univalue check
+
+if !ENABLE_FUZZ
+UNIVALUE_TESTS = univalue/test/object univalue/test/unitester univalue/test/no_nul
+noinst_PROGRAMS += $(UNIVALUE_TESTS)
+TESTS += $(UNIVALUE_TESTS)
+
+univalue_test_unitester_SOURCES = $(UNIVALUE_TEST_UNITESTER_INT)
+univalue_test_unitester_LDADD = $(LIBUNIVALUE)
+univalue_test_unitester_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)/$(UNIVALUE_INCLUDE_DIR_INT) -DJSON_TEST_SRC=\"$(srcdir)/$(UNIVALUE_TEST_DATA_DIR_INT)\"
+univalue_test_unitester_LDFLAGS = -static $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
+
+univalue_test_no_nul_SOURCES = $(UNIVALUE_TEST_NO_NUL_INT)
+univalue_test_no_nul_LDADD = $(LIBUNIVALUE)
+univalue_test_no_nul_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)/$(UNIVALUE_INCLUDE_DIR_INT)
+univalue_test_no_nul_LDFLAGS = -static $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
+
+univalue_test_object_SOURCES = $(UNIVALUE_TEST_OBJECT_INT)
+univalue_test_object_LDADD = $(LIBUNIVALUE)
+univalue_test_object_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)/$(UNIVALUE_INCLUDE_DIR_INT)
+univalue_test_object_LDFLAGS = -static $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 endif
 
 %.cpp.test: %.cpp
diff --git a/src/Makefile.univalue.include b/src/Makefile.univalue.include
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3644e36368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Makefile.univalue.include
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+include univalue/sources.mk
+
+LIBUNIVALUE = libunivalue.la
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES += $(LIBUNIVALUE)
+libunivalue_la_SOURCES = $(UNIVALUE_LIB_SOURCES_INT) $(UNIVALUE_DIST_HEADERS_INT) $(UNIVALUE_LIB_HEADERS_INT) $(UNIVALUE_TEST_FILES_INT)
+libunivalue_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -I$(srcdir)/$(UNIVALUE_INCLUDE_DIR_INT)