diff --git a/data/builder/meson.build b/data/builder/meson.build
index c7a430c0..e69de29b 100644
--- a/data/builder/meson.build
+++ b/data/builder/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-install_data('README.md',
-  install_dir : join_paths(localstatedir, 'lib', 'fwupd', 'builder')
-)