diff --git a/data/gnome-shell-overrides-migration.desktop.in b/data/gnome-shell-overrides-migration.desktop.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 99452e6ec..000000000
--- a/data/gnome-shell-overrides-migration.desktop.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Type=Application
-Name=GNOME settings overrides migration
-NoDisplay=true
-Exec=@libexecdir@/gnome-shell-overrides-migration.sh
diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 7fa7f15ff..a31efcc79 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -99,15 +99,6 @@ schema = configure_file(
 )
 install_data('00_org.gnome.shell.gschema.override', install_dir: schemadir)
 
-overrides_migration_conf = configuration_data()
-overrides_migration_conf.set('libexecdir', libexecdir)
-overrides_migration = configure_file(
-  input: 'gnome-shell-overrides-migration.desktop.in',
-  output: 'gnome-shell-overrides-migration.desktop',
-  configuration: overrides_migration_conf,
-  install_dir: autostartdir
-)
-
 if have_systemd
   unitconf = configuration_data()
   unitconf.set('bindir', bindir)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 791ec2e64..6cd40cefa 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ subdir('js')
 subdir('src')
 subdir('po')
 subdir('data')
-subdir('tools')
 
 if get_option('tests')
   subdir('tests')
diff --git a/tools/gnome-shell-overrides-migration.sh b/tools/gnome-shell-overrides-migration.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a1b4cb633..000000000
--- a/tools/gnome-shell-overrides-migration.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-PKG_DATA_DIR=${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/gnome-shell
-
-MIGRATION_GUARD=$PKG_DATA_DIR/gnome-overrides-migrated
-OVERRIDE_SCHEMA=
-
-if [ -f $MIGRATION_GUARD ]; then
-  exit # already migrated
-fi
-
-# Find the right session
-if echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP | grep -q -v GNOME; then
-  exit # not a GNOME session
-fi
-
-if echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP | grep -q Classic; then
-  OVERRIDE_SCHEMA=org.gnome.shell.extensions.classic-overrides
-else
-  OVERRIDE_SCHEMA=org.gnome.shell.overrides
-fi
-
-mkdir -p $PKG_DATA_DIR
-
-for k in `gsettings list-keys $OVERRIDE_SCHEMA`
-do
-  if [ $k = button-layout ]; then
-    orig_schema=org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences
-  else
-    orig_schema=org.gnome.mutter
-  fi
-
-  oldValue=`gsettings get $OVERRIDE_SCHEMA $k`
-  curValue=`gsettings get $orig_schema $k`
-  if [ $oldValue != $curValue ]; then
-    gsettings set $orig_schema $k $oldValue
-  fi
-done && touch $MIGRATION_GUARD
diff --git a/tools/meson.build b/tools/meson.build
deleted file mode 100644
index d8e217cc4..000000000
--- a/tools/meson.build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-install_data('gnome-shell-overrides-migration.sh',
-  install_dir: libexecdir,
-  install_mode: 'rwxr-xr-x'
-)