diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 214b3824b..1b238e149 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ src/mutter-marshal.[ch]
 src/stamp-mutter-marshal.h
 src/meta-dbus-display-config.[ch]
 src/meta-dbus-idle-monitor.[ch]
-src/mutter-plugins.pc
 src/gtk-shell-protocol.c
 src/gtk-shell-server-protocol.h
 src/xdg-shell-protocol.c
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 159124247..78a18be68 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST=$(desktopfiles_files) 	\
 	org.gnome.mutter.wayland.gschema.xml.in \
 	mutter-schemas.convert \
 	libmutter.pc.in \
-	mutter-plugins.pc.in  \
 	mutter-enum-types.h.in \
 	mutter-enum-types.c.in \
 	org.gnome.Mutter.DisplayConfig.xml	\