diff --git a/subprojects/gst-python/testsuite/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-python/testsuite/meson.build
index b4c58fd809..321290a38b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-python/testsuite/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-python/testsuite/meson.build
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@ tests = [
     ['Test analytics', 'test_analytics.py'],
 ]
 
-pluginsdirs = []
-if not meson.is_subproject()
-  pkgconfig = find_program('pkg-config')
-  runcmd = run_command(pkgconfig, '--variable=pluginsdir',
-      'gstreamer-' + api_version, check: true)
-  pluginsdirs = runcmd.stdout().split()
-endif
-
 runcmd = run_command(python, '-c', '''with open("@0@/mesonconfig.py", "w") as f:
     f.write("path='@1@'")'''.format(
   join_paths(meson.current_build_dir()), join_paths(meson.current_build_dir(), '..')),