diff --git a/data/gnome-shell-overrides.convert b/data/gnome-shell-overrides.convert
deleted file mode 100644
index 142790acc..000000000
--- a/data/gnome-shell-overrides.convert
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[org.gnome.shell.overrides]
-attach-modal-dialogs = /desktop/gnome/shell/windows/attach_modal_dialogs
-edge-tiling = /desktop/gnome/shell/windows/edge_tiling
-workspaces-only-on-primary = /desktop/gnome/shell/windows/workspaces_only_on_primary
diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 4a1e16d46..b731f5a8d 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -127,5 +127,3 @@ custom_target('compile-schemas',
   output: 'gschemas.compiled',
   command: [find_program('glib-compile-schemas'), meson.current_build_dir()],
   build_by_default: true)
-
-install_data('gnome-shell-overrides.convert', install_dir: convertdir)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 20ba7edc1..c642a95e9 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ pkgdatadir = join_paths(datadir, meson.project_name())
 pkglibdir = join_paths(libdir, meson.project_name())
 
 autostartdir = join_paths(sysconfdir, 'xdg', 'autostart')
-convertdir = join_paths(datadir, 'GConf', 'gsettings')
 desktopdir = join_paths(datadir, 'applications')
 icondir = join_paths(datadir, 'icons')
 ifacedir = join_paths(datadir, 'dbus-1', 'interfaces')