diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 694a2fd97..9b97cafef 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4528,15 +4528,11 @@ subdir('shell-completion/zsh')
 #                      install_dir : xinitrcdir)
 # endif
 #endif // 0
-install_data('LICENSE.GPL2',
-             'LICENSE.LGPL2.1',
 #if 0 /// elogind has upgraded to markdown, and the NEWS file is useless
 #              'NEWS',
 #              'README',
 #else // 0
-             'README.md',
 #endif // 0
-             'docs/CODING_STYLE.md',
 #if 0 /// irrelevant for elogind
 #              'docs/DISTRO_PORTING.md',
 #              'docs/ENVIRONMENT.md',
@@ -4545,7 +4541,6 @@ install_data('LICENSE.GPL2',
 #              'docs/TRANSLATORS.md',
 #              'docs/UIDS-GIDS.md',
 #endif // 0
-             install_dir : docdir)
 
 #if 0 /// irrelevant for elogind
 # install_subdir('LICENSES',