--- a/editor/meson.build
+++ b/editor/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 desktop = dconf_editor_namespace + '.desktop'
 
 i18n.merge_file (
-  desktop,
   type: 'desktop',
   input: desktop + '.in',
   output: desktop,
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@
 appdata = dconf_editor_namespace + '.appdata.xml'
 
 i18n.merge_file(
-  appdata,
   input: appdata + '.in',
   output: appdata,
   po_dir: po_dir,