diff --git a/src/geo/stbox_functions.cpp b/src/geo/stbox_functions.cpp
index b5398f02..37dd9924 100644
--- a/src/geo/stbox_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/geo/stbox_functions.cpp
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@
 #include "geo/stbox_functions.hpp"
 #include "time_util.hpp"
 #include "geo_util.hpp"
-#include <cfloat>
 
 #include "duckdb/common/exception.hpp"
 #include "duckdb/common/vector.hpp"
 #include "duckdb/common/typedefs.hpp"
 
-#include <cmath>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "spatial/spatial_types.hpp"
@@ -20,36 +18,6 @@ namespace duckdb {
 
 namespace {
 
-/* MEOS stbox_area() can SIGSEGV on geodetic boxes (3D / PolyhedralSurface path). For geodetic
- * footprints use spherical rectangle area (WGS84 sphere); avoids MEOS geog_in/geog_area faults. */
-/* Sphere zone area between two meridians and parallels (m^2). Matches MEOS/PostGIS sphere model
- * closely enough for tests; avoids MEOS geog_in/geog_area which can SIGSEGV in this extension. */
-inline double Spherical_lonlat_rect_area_m2(double xmin, double ymin, double xmax, double ymax,
-                                            bool use_spheroid) {
-    (void)use_spheroid;
-    constexpr double DEG_TO_RAD = M_PI / 180.0;
-    /* WGS84 semi-major axis (m); MEOS geog_area on sphere uses ~this for spheroid=false path. */
-    constexpr double R = 6378137.0;
-    const double lam1 = xmin * DEG_TO_RAD;
-    const double lam2 = xmax * DEG_TO_RAD;
-    const double phi1 = ymin * DEG_TO_RAD;
-    const double phi2 = ymax * DEG_TO_RAD;
-    return R * R * (lam2 - lam1) * (std::sin(phi2) - std::sin(phi1));
-}
-
-inline double Geodetic_stbox_footprint_area(const STBox *box, bool use_spheroid) {
-    return Spherical_lonlat_rect_area_m2(box->xmin, box->ymin, box->xmax, box->ymax, use_spheroid);
-}
-
-/* For stbox_to_geo: 2D geodetic box via MEOS constructor (no Z dimension in output geometry). */
-inline STBox *Stbox_geodetic_xy_copy(const STBox *box) {
-    if (!stbox_isgeodetic(box) || !stbox_hasz(box)) {
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-    return stbox_make(stbox_hasx(box), false, true, box->srid, box->xmin, box->xmax, box->ymin, box->ymax,
-                      0.0, 0.0, stbox_hast(box) ? &box->period : nullptr);
-}
-
 inline void Stbox_normalize_geodetic_srid(STBox *box) {
     if ((stbox_isgeodetic(box) || MEOS_FLAGS_GET_GEODETIC(box->flags)) && box->srid == 0) {
         box->srid = 4326;
@@ -497,11 +465,8 @@ bool StboxFunctions::Geo_to_stbox_cast(Vector &source, Vector &result, idx_t cou
                 throw InternalException("Failure in Stbox_expand_space: unable to cast binary to stbox");
             }
 
-            STBox *flat = Stbox_geodetic_xy_copy(stbox);
-            STBox *geo_src = flat ? flat : stbox;
-            GSERIALIZED *gs = stbox_to_geo(geo_src);
+            GSERIALIZED *gs = stbox_to_geo(stbox);
             if (!gs) {
-                free(flat);
                 free(stbox);
                 throw InvalidInputException("Failed to convert stbox to geometry");
             }
@@ -510,7 +475,6 @@ bool StboxFunctions::Geo_to_stbox_cast(Vector &source, Vector &result, idx_t cou
             string_t stored_result = StringVector::AddStringOrBlob(result, geometry_blob);
 
             free(gs);
-            free(flat);
             free(stbox);
             return stored_result;
         }
@@ -1142,16 +1106,10 @@ void StboxFunctions::Stbox_area(DataChunk &args, ExpressionState &state, Vector
                 throw InternalException("Failure in Stbox_area: unable to cast binary to stbox");
             }
             bool spheroid = true; // default value, TODO: handle argument
-            double ret;
-            /* MEOS stbox_area() can SIGSEGV on geodetic boxes; use spherical lon/lat footprint. */
-            const bool geodetic = stbox_isgeodetic(stbox) || MEOS_FLAGS_GET_GEODETIC(stbox->flags);
-            if (geodetic) {
-                ret = Geodetic_stbox_footprint_area(stbox, spheroid);
-            } else {
-                ret = stbox_area(stbox, spheroid);
-            }
+            double ret = stbox_area(stbox, spheroid);
             free(stbox);
-            if (ret == DBL_MAX) {
+            /* MEOS stbox_area returns -1.0 on error (null box or no X dimension). */
+            if (ret < 0) {
                 mask.SetInvalid(idx);
                 return double();
             }
diff --git a/test/sql/stbox.test b/test/sql/stbox.test
index 87b4dcc7..64291fd7 100644
--- a/test/sql/stbox.test
+++ b/test/sql/stbox.test
@@ -85,11 +85,20 @@ SELECT area(stbox 'STBOX ZT(((1.0,2.0,3.0),(4.0,5.0,6.0)),[2000-01-01,2000-01-02
 ----
 9
 
-# TODO: re-enable when MEOS stbox_area no longer SIGSEGVs on GEODSTBOX ZT (PolyhedralSurface path).
-# query I
-# SELECT round(area(stbox 'GEODSTBOX ZT(((1.0,2.0,3.0),(4.0,5.0,6.0)),[2000-01-01,2000-01-02])'), 1);
-# ----
-# 110593375170.3
+query I
+SELECT round(area(stbox 'GEODSTBOX ZT(((1.0,2.0,3.0),(4.0,5.0,6.0)),[2000-01-01,2000-01-02])'), 1);
+----
+110593375170.3
+
+query I
+SELECT round(area(stbox 'GEODSTBOX X((1.0,2.0),(3.0,4.0))'), 1);
+----
+49173168695.2
+
+query I
+SELECT round(area(stbox 'GEODSTBOX Z((1.0,2.0,3.0),(4.0,5.0,6.0))'), 1);
+----
+110593375170.3
 
 query I
 SELECT expandSpace(stbox 'STBOX XT(((1.0,2.0),(1.0,2.0)),[2000-01-01,2000-01-01])', 2.0);
diff --git a/vcpkg_ports/meos/portfile.cmake b/vcpkg_ports/meos/portfile.cmake
index 82619e3a..9aeff5d5 100644
--- a/vcpkg_ports/meos/portfile.cmake
+++ b/vcpkg_ports/meos/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 vcpkg_from_github(
     OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
     REPO estebanzimanyi/MobilityDB
-    REF a8178dc9d56d841d0eb5025a7e8717c8d25a1d0f
-    SHA512 030a144bb3247695702dd2de11f4c389ed28c6eb0186e6988a489e2b00e9801179ba8f27bcbcd81ae89e398a7277ed7f9ff7058dbf15f5db322ae4644365c560
+    REF 3db47f887c61f049a6a03db55c48bedf6d10eee4
+    SHA512 b73123bca036813c43937f90f0d0ce45af5cb9e39d6a597304199d21ae854212319a3a7b58ecd075eb5678d89d6d5990b9faf63dd29bd8c9a4e2ed83282b94c5
 )
 
 vcpkg_replace_string(