diff --git a/CI/before_script.msvc.sh b/CI/before_script.msvc.sh
index e1afdb059e..d98c280380 100644
--- a/CI/before_script.msvc.sh
+++ b/CI/before_script.msvc.sh
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ CONFIGURATIONS=()
 TEST_FRAMEWORK=""
 GOOGLE_INSTALL_ROOT=""
 INSTALL_PREFIX="."
-BULLET_DOUBLE=true
-BULLET_DBL=""
-BULLET_DBL_DISPLAY="Single precision"
 
 ACTIVATE_MSVC=""
 SINGLE_CONFIG=""
@@ -99,9 +96,6 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 			d )
 				SKIP_DOWNLOAD=true ;;
 
-			D )
-				BULLET_DOUBLE=true ;;
-
 			e )
 				SKIP_EXTRACT=true ;;
 
@@ -149,8 +143,6 @@ Options:
 		For single-config generators, several configurations can be set up at once by specifying -c multiple times.
 	-d
 		Skip checking the downloads.
-	-D
-		Use double-precision Bullet
 	-e
 		Skip extracting dependencies.
 	-h
@@ -433,9 +425,6 @@ if [ -n "$SINGLE_CONFIG" ]; then
 		if [ -n "$SKIP_DOWNLOAD" ]; then
 			RECURSIVE_OPTIONS+=("-d")
 		fi
-		if [ -n "$BULLET_DOUBLE" ]; then
-			RECURSIVE_OPTIONS+=("-D")
-		fi
 		if [ -n "$SKIP_EXTRACT" ]; then
 			RECURSIVE_OPTIONS+=("-e")
 		fi
@@ -508,12 +497,6 @@ if ! [ -z $UNITY_BUILD ]; then
 	add_cmake_opts "-DOPENMW_UNITY_BUILD=True"
 fi
 
-if [ -n "$BULLET_DOUBLE" ]; then
-	BULLET_DBL="-double"
-	BULLET_DBL_DISPLAY="Double precision"
-	add_cmake_opts "-DBULLET_USE_DOUBLES=True"
-fi
-
 echo
 echo "==================================="
 echo "Starting prebuild on MSVC${MSVC_DISPLAY_YEAR} WIN${BITS}"
@@ -538,9 +521,9 @@ if [ -z $SKIP_DOWNLOAD ]; then
 	fi
 
 	# Bullet
-	download "Bullet 2.89 (${BULLET_DBL_DISPLAY})" \
-		"https://gitlab.com/OpenMW/openmw-deps/-/raw/main/windows/Bullet-2.89-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}${BULLET_DBL}.7z" \
-		"Bullet-2.89-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}${BULLET_DBL}.7z"
+	download "Bullet 2.89" \
+		"https://gitlab.com/OpenMW/openmw-deps/-/raw/main/windows/Bullet-2.89-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}-double.7z" \
+		"Bullet-2.89-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}-double.7z"
 
 	# FFmpeg
 	download "FFmpeg 4.2.2" \
@@ -680,15 +663,15 @@ fi
 cd $DEPS
 echo
 # Bullet
-printf "Bullet 2.89 (${BULLET_DBL_DISPLAY})... "
+printf "Bullet 2.89... "
 {
 	cd $DEPS_INSTALL
 	if [ -d Bullet ]; then
 		printf -- "Exists. (No version checking) "
 	elif [ -z $SKIP_EXTRACT ]; then
 		rm -rf Bullet
-		eval 7z x -y "${DEPS}/Bullet-2.89-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}${BULLET_DBL}.7z" $STRIP
-		mv "Bullet-2.89-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}${BULLET_DBL}" Bullet
+		eval 7z x -y "${DEPS}/Bullet-2.89-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}-double.7z" $STRIP
+		mv "Bullet-2.89-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}-double" Bullet
 	fi
 	add_cmake_opts -DBULLET_ROOT="$(real_pwd)/Bullet"
 	echo Done.
diff --git a/CI/before_script.osx.sh b/CI/before_script.osx.sh
index f9191eb890..265e05b8ee 100755
--- a/CI/before_script.osx.sh
+++ b/CI/before_script.osx.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,5 @@ cmake \
 -D BUILD_BSATOOL=TRUE \
 -D BUILD_ESSIMPORTER=TRUE \
 -D BUILD_NIFTEST=TRUE \
--D BULLET_USE_DOUBLES=TRUE \
 -G"Unix Makefiles" \
 ..
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b7d6ad84a..693f7fc874 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ option(BUILD_DOCS               "Build documentation." OFF )
 option(BUILD_WITH_CODE_COVERAGE "Enable code coverage with gconv" OFF)
 option(BUILD_UNITTESTS          "Enable Unittests with Google C++ Unittest" OFF)
 option(BUILD_BENCHMARKS         "Build benchmarks with Google Benchmark" OFF)
-option(BULLET_USE_DOUBLES       "Use double precision for Bullet" ON)
 
 set(OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE LEGACY)  # Use LEGACY as we use GL2; GLNVD is for GL3 and up.
 
@@ -314,6 +313,12 @@ if(OPENMW_USE_SYSTEM_BULLET)
     endif()
 
     find_package(Bullet ${REQUIRED_BULLET_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS BulletCollision LinearMath)
+    include(cmake/CheckBulletPrecision.cmake)
+    if (HAS_DOUBLE_PRECISION_BULLET)
+        message(STATUS "Bullet uses double precision")
+    else()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Bullet does not uses double precision")
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 if (NOT WIN32 AND BUILD_WIZARD) # windows users can just run the morrowind installer
diff --git a/cmake/CheckBulletPrecision.cmake b/cmake/CheckBulletPrecision.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec36240348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/CheckBulletPrecision.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+set(TMP_ROOT ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/try-compile)
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${TMP_ROOT})
+
+file(WRITE ${TMP_ROOT}/checkbullet.cpp
+"
+#include <BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btSphereShape.h>
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+    btSphereShape shape(1.0);
+    btScalar mass(1.0);
+    btVector3 inertia;
+    shape.calculateLocalInertia(mass, inertia);
+    return 0;
+}
+")
+
+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)
+else()
+    target_link_libraries(checkbullet \$\{BULLET_LIBRARIES\})
+endif()
+")
+
+if (DEFINED BULLET_ROOT)
+    set(ROOT "-DBULLET_ROOT=${BULLET_ROOT}")
+endif()
+
+message(STATUS "Checking if Bullet uses double precision")
+
+try_compile(RESULT_VAR
+    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/temp
+    ${TMP_ROOT}
+    checkbullet
+    CMAKE_FLAGS  "${ROOT}"
+    )
+set(HAS_DOUBLE_PRECISION_BULLET ${RESULT_VAR})
diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index 2fe09070ab..9b65c3da09 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ target_link_libraries(components
     RecastNavigation::Recast
     )
 
-if (BULLET_USE_DOUBLES AND (UBUNTU_FOUND OR DEBIAN_FOUND) AND OPENMW_USE_SYSTEM_BULLET)
+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})
@@ -292,6 +292,4 @@ endif()
 # Make the variable accessible for other subdirectories
 set(COMPONENT_FILES ${COMPONENT_FILES} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-if (BULLET_USE_DOUBLES)
-    target_compile_definitions(components PUBLIC BT_USE_DOUBLE_PRECISION)
-endif()
+target_compile_definitions(components PUBLIC BT_USE_DOUBLE_PRECISION)
diff --git a/extern/CMakeLists.txt b/extern/CMakeLists.txt
index 3842b8357b..8257b6b23d 100644
--- a/extern/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extern/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if(NOT OPENMW_USE_SYSTEM_BULLET)
     set(BUILD_CPU_DEMOS OFF CACHE BOOL "")
     set(BUILD_EGL OFF CACHE BOOL "")
 
-    set(USE_DOUBLE_PRECISION ${BULLET_USE_DOUBLES} CACHE BOOL "")
+    set(USE_DOUBLE_PRECISION ON CACHE BOOL "")
     set(BULLET2_MULTITHREADING ON CACHE BOOL "")
 
     if(BULLET_STATIC)