--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
     input : 'libxmlb.test.in',
     output : 'libxmlb.test',
     configuration : conf,
-    install: true,
-    install_dir: installed_test_datadir,
-  )
-
-  install_data(['test.xml.gz.gz.gz'],
-    install_dir: installed_test_bindir,
+    install: false,
   )
 endif
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
       gio,
       libxmlb_dep,
     ],
-    install : true,
+    install : false,
     install_dir : installed_test_bindir
   )
   test('xb-self-test', e, env : testdatadirs)