diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecs/meson.build b/gst-libs/gst/codecs/meson.build
index 8e0c6d8082..37d4d10f79 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecs/meson.build
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecs/meson.build
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ codecs_headers = [
   'gstvp9picture.h',
 ]
 
-install_headers(codecs_headers, subdir : 'gstreamer-1.0/gst/codecs')
-
 cp_args = [
   '-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API',
   '-DBUILDING_GST_CODECS',