diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fc63152e..c3c17ddcf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ if(POLICY CMP0083)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0083 NEW)
 endif()
 
-# Detect OS
-include(cmake/OSIdentity.cmake)
-
 option(OPENMW_GL4ES_MANUAL_INIT "Manually initialize gl4es. This is more reliable on platforms without a windowing system. Requires gl4es to be configured with -DNOEGL=ON -DNO_LOADER=ON -DNO_INIT_CONSTRUCTOR=ON." OFF)
 if(OPENMW_GL4ES_MANUAL_INIT)
     add_definitions(-DOPENMW_GL4ES_MANUAL_INIT)
@@ -312,7 +309,25 @@ if(OPENMW_USE_SYSTEM_BULLET)
         set(REQUIRED_BULLET_VERSION 283) # but for build testing, 283 is fine
     endif()
 
-    find_package(Bullet ${REQUIRED_BULLET_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS BulletCollision LinearMath)
+    # First, try BulletConfig-float64.cmake which comes with Debian derivatives.
+    # This file does not define the Bullet version in a CMake-friendly way.
+    find_package(Bullet CONFIGS BulletConfig-float64.cmake QUIET COMPONENTS BulletCollision LinearMath)
+    if (BULLET_FOUND)
+        string(REPLACE "." "" _bullet_version_num ${BULLET_VERSION_STRING})
+        if (_bullet_version_num VERSION_LESS REQUIRED_BULLET_VERSION)
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "System bullet version too old, OpenMW requires at least ${REQUIRED_BULLET_VERSION}, got ${_bullet_version_num}")
+        endif()
+        # Fix the relative include:
+        set(BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS "${BULLET_ROOT_DIR}/${BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+        include(FindPackageMessage)
+        find_package_message(Bullet "Found Bullet: ${BULLET_LIBRARIES} ${BULLET_VERSION_STRING}" "${BULLET_VERSION_STRING}-float64")
+    else()
+        find_package(Bullet ${REQUIRED_BULLET_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS BulletCollision LinearMath)
+    endif()
+
+    # Only link the Bullet libraries that we need:
+    string(REGEX MATCHALL "((optimized|debug);)?[^;]*(BulletCollision|LinearMath)[^;]*" BULLET_LIBRARIES "${BULLET_LIBRARIES}")
+
     include(cmake/CheckBulletPrecision.cmake)
     if (HAS_DOUBLE_PRECISION_BULLET)
         message(STATUS "Bullet uses double precision")
diff --git a/cmake/CheckBulletPrecision.cmake b/cmake/CheckBulletPrecision.cmake
index ec3624034..4700f1651 100644
--- a/cmake/CheckBulletPrecision.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CheckBulletPrecision.cmake
@@ -18,16 +18,21 @@ file(WRITE ${TMP_ROOT}/CMakeLists.txt
 "
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0)
 project(checkbullet)
-add_executable(checkbullet checkbullet.cpp)
-find_package(Bullet REQUIRED COMPONENTS BulletCollision LinearMath)
-target_compile_definitions(checkbullet PUBLIC BT_USE_DOUBLE_PRECISION)
-include_directories(\$\{BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS\})
-include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/OSIdentity.cmake)
-if (UBUNTU_FOUND OR DEBIAN_FOUND)
-    target_link_libraries(checkbullet BulletCollision-float64 LinearMath-float64)
+
+# First, try BulletConfig-float64.cmake which comes with Debian derivatives.
+find_package(Bullet CONFIGS BulletConfig-float64.cmake QUIET COMPONENTS BulletCollision LinearMath)
+if (BULLET_FOUND)
+    # Fix the relative include:
+    set(BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS \"\$\{BULLET_ROOT_DIR\}/\$\{BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS\}\")
 else()
-    target_link_libraries(checkbullet \$\{BULLET_LIBRARIES\})
+    find_package(Bullet REQUIRED COMPONENTS BulletCollision LinearMath)
 endif()
+string(REGEX MATCHALL \"((optimized|debug);)?[^;]*(BulletCollision|LinearMath)[^;]*\" BULLET_LIBRARIES \"$\{BULLET_LIBRARIES\}\")
+
+add_executable(checkbullet checkbullet.cpp)
+target_compile_definitions(checkbullet PUBLIC BT_USE_DOUBLE_PRECISION)
+target_include_directories(checkbullet PUBLIC \$\{BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS\})
+target_link_libraries(checkbullet \$\{BULLET_LIBRARIES\})
 ")
 
 if (DEFINED BULLET_ROOT)
diff --git a/cmake/OSIdentity.cmake b/cmake/OSIdentity.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 40b7b2089..000000000
--- a/cmake/OSIdentity.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-if (UNIX)
-
-    if (APPLE)
-
-        set(CMAKE_OS_NAME "OSX" CACHE STRING "Operating system name" FORCE)
-
-    else (APPLE)
-
-        ## Check for Debian GNU/Linux ________________
-
-        find_file(DEBIAN_FOUND debian_version debconf.conf
-                PATHS /etc
-                )
-        if (DEBIAN_FOUND)
-            set(CMAKE_OS_NAME "Debian" CACHE STRING "Operating system name" FORCE)
-        endif (DEBIAN_FOUND)
-
-        ##  Check for Fedora _________________________
-
-        find_file(FEDORA_FOUND fedora-release
-                PATHS /etc
-                )
-        if (FEDORA_FOUND)
-            set(CMAKE_OS_NAME "Fedora" CACHE STRING "Operating system name" FORCE)
-        endif (FEDORA_FOUND)
-
-        ##  Check for RedHat _________________________
-
-        find_file(REDHAT_FOUND redhat-release inittab.RH
-                PATHS /etc
-                )
-        if (REDHAT_FOUND)
-            set(CMAKE_OS_NAME "RedHat" CACHE STRING "Operating system name" FORCE)
-        endif (REDHAT_FOUND)
-
-        ## Extra check for Ubuntu ____________________
-
-        if (DEBIAN_FOUND)
-
-            ## At its core Ubuntu is a Debian system, with
-            ## a slightly altered configuration; hence from
-            ## a first superficial inspection a system will
-            ## be considered as Debian, which signifies an
-            ## extra check is required.
-
-            find_file(UBUNTU_EXTRA legal issue
-                    PATHS /etc
-                    )
-
-            if (UBUNTU_EXTRA)
-                ## Scan contents of file
-                file(STRINGS ${UBUNTU_EXTRA} UBUNTU_FOUND
-                        REGEX Ubuntu
-                        )
-                ## Check result of string search
-                if (UBUNTU_FOUND)
-                    set(CMAKE_OS_NAME "Ubuntu" CACHE STRING "Operating system name" FORCE)
-                    set(DEBIAN_FOUND FALSE)
-                endif (UBUNTU_FOUND)
-
-            endif (UBUNTU_EXTRA)
-
-        endif (DEBIAN_FOUND)
-
-    endif (APPLE)
-
-endif (UNIX)
diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b65c3da0..b901b2e17 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -254,11 +254,7 @@ target_link_libraries(components
     RecastNavigation::Recast
     )
 
-if ((UBUNTU_FOUND OR DEBIAN_FOUND) AND OPENMW_USE_SYSTEM_BULLET)
-    target_link_libraries(components BulletCollision-float64 LinearMath-float64)
-else()
-    target_link_libraries(components ${BULLET_LIBRARIES})
-endif()
+target_link_libraries(components ${BULLET_LIBRARIES})
 
 if (WIN32)
     target_link_libraries(components