--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -3,18 +3,6 @@
     input : 'libxmlb.test.in',
     output : 'libxmlb.test',
     configuration : conf,
-    install: true,
-    install_dir: installed_test_datadir,
-  )
-
-  install_data([
-    'test.desktop',
-    'test.quirk',
-    'test.xml',
-    'test.xml.gz.gz.gz',
-    'test.xml.xz',
-    'test.xml.zstd',
-  ],
-    install_dir: installed_test_bindir,
+    install: false,
   )
 endif
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
     c_args: [
       '-DSRCDIR="' + join_paths(meson.project_source_root(), 'data') + '"',
     ],
-    install : true,
+    install : false,
     install_dir : installed_test_bindir
   )
   test('xb-self-test', e, env : testdatadirs)