diff --git a/config.h.meson b/config.h.meson
deleted file mode 100644
index 0363db6..0000000
--- a/config.h.meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#mesondefine GETTEXT_PACKAGE
-#mesondefine PACKAGE_VERSION
-#mesondefine HAVE_ALSA
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index bde1783..00121e7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ libgvc_dep = declare_dependency(
   dependencies: libgvc_deps
 )
 
-config = configure_file(
-  input: 'config.h.meson',
+configure_file(
   output: 'config.h',
   configuration: cdata
 )