--- a/gedit/meson.build
+++ b/gedit/meson.build
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@
   dependencies: libgedit_deps,
   link_args: libgedit_link_args,
   install: true,
-  install_dir: libgedit_shared_lib_install_dir,
 )
 
 # GObject Introspection
