diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ee5b179a..a1a0b2c3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -224,10 +224,7 @@ if get_option('compose')
 endif
 subdir('tools/')
 subdir('po/')
-subdir('data/')
 subdir('contrib/')
-subdir('docs/')
-subdir('tests/')
 if get_option('qt')
     subdir('qt/')
 endif