diff --git a/config.h.meson b/config.h.meson
index bc26beaaa..b455cebf6 100644
--- a/config.h.meson
+++ b/config.h.meson
@@ -360,9 +360,6 @@
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
 #mesondefine PACKAGE_VERSION
 
-/* directory where plugins are located */
-#mesondefine PLUGINDIR
-
 /* directory where plugins are located */
 #mesondefine MODULEDIR
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ad700f1bc..b6b2fd41d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ cdata.set('PACKAGE_STRING', '"Pinos @0@"'.format(pinos_version))
 cdata.set('PACKAGE_TARNAME', '"pinos"')
 cdata.set('PACKAGE_URL', '""')
 cdata.set('PACKAGE_VERSION', '"@0@"'.format(pinos_version))
-cdata.set('PLUGINDIR', '"@0@/@1@/pinos-@2@"'.format(get_option('prefix'),get_option('libdir'),apiversion))
 cdata.set('MODULEDIR', '"@0@/@1@/pinos-@2@"'.format(get_option('prefix'),get_option('libdir'),apiversion))
 cdata.set('PINOS_CONFIG_DIR', '"@0@/etc/pinos"'.format(get_option('prefix')))
 cdata.set('VERSION', '"@0@"'.format(pinos_version))