diff --git a/gio/gdbus-2.0/codegen/meson.build b/gio/gdbus-2.0/codegen/meson.build
index 24d2527bc..121e9e6bb 100644
--- a/gio/gdbus-2.0/codegen/meson.build
+++ b/gio/gdbus-2.0/codegen/meson.build
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ gdbus_codegen_conf.set('DATADIR', glib_datadir)
 # Install gdbus-codegen executable
 gdbus_codegen = configure_file(input : 'gdbus-codegen.in',
   output : 'gdbus-codegen',
-  install : true,
   install_dir : get_option('bindir'),
   configuration : gdbus_codegen_conf
 )
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ codegen_dir = join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'glib-2.0/codegen')
 gdbus_codegen_built_files = []
 gdbus_codegen_built_files += configure_file(input : 'config.py.in',
                                             output : 'config.py',
-                                            install : true,
                                             install_dir : codegen_dir,
                                             configuration : gdbus_codegen_conf)
 
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ foreach f : gdbus_codegen_files
   # Copy these into the builddir so that gdbus-codegen can be used uninstalled
   # and then install it too so that it can be used after installation
   gdbus_codegen_built_files += configure_file(input : f, output : f,
-                                              install : true,
                                               install_dir : codegen_dir,
                                               copy : true)
 endforeach
diff --git a/gio/meson.build b/gio/meson.build
index b17ab8148..987d0f4c6 100644
--- a/gio/meson.build
+++ b/gio/meson.build
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ if enable_systemtap
     output : '@0@.stp'.format(libgio.full_path().split('/').get(-1)),
     configuration : stp_cdata,
     install_dir : tapset_install_dir,
-    install : true)
+  )
 endif
 
 subdir('fam')
diff --git a/gio/tests/meson.build b/gio/tests/meson.build
index aea8b4aba..3a6b50bb5 100644
--- a/gio/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/meson.build
@@ -424,13 +424,20 @@ else
 endif
 
 foreach appinfo_test_desktop_file : appinfo_test_desktop_files
-  configure_file(
-    input: appinfo_test_desktop_file + '.in',
-    output: appinfo_test_desktop_file,
-    install_dir: installed_tests_execdir,
-    install: installed_tests_enabled,
-    configuration: cdata,
-  )
+  if installed_tests_enabled
+    configure_file(
+      input: appinfo_test_desktop_file + '.in',
+      output: appinfo_test_desktop_file,
+      install_dir: installed_tests_execdir,
+      configuration: cdata,
+    )
+  else
+    configure_file(
+      input: appinfo_test_desktop_file + '.in',
+      output: appinfo_test_desktop_file,
+      configuration: cdata,
+    )
+  endif
 endforeach
 
 if installed_tests_enabled
@@ -558,7 +565,7 @@ if not meson.is_cross_build() or meson.has_exe_wrapper()
   test_generated_txt = configure_file(input : 'test1.txt',
     output : 'test-generated.txt',
     copy : true,
-    install : false)
+  )
 
   resources_extra_sources = [
     test_gresource,
diff --git a/glib/meson.build b/glib/meson.build
index 5acd0b9ee..6bf678247 100644
--- a/glib/meson.build
+++ b/glib/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 configure_file(input : 'glibconfig.h.in', output : 'glibconfig.h',
-  install : true,
   install_dir : join_paths(get_option('libdir'), 'glib-2.0/include'),
   configuration : glibconfig_conf)
 
@@ -456,11 +455,11 @@ if enable_systemtap
     output : '@0@.stp'.format(libglib.full_path().split('/').get(-1)),
     configuration : stp_cdata,
     install_dir : tapset_install_dir,
-    install : true)
+  )
 endif
 
 # Don’t build the tests unless we can run them (either natively or in an exe wrapper)
 build_tests = not meson.is_cross_build() or (meson.is_cross_build() and meson.has_exe_wrapper())
 if build_tests
   subdir('tests')
-endif
\ No newline at end of file
+endif
diff --git a/gobject/meson.build b/gobject/meson.build
index 81dcffda5..c7805c556 100644
--- a/gobject/meson.build
+++ b/gobject/meson.build
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ foreach tool: python_tools
     input : tool + '.in',
     output : tool,
     configuration : python_tools_conf,
-    install : true,
     install_dir : glib_bindir,
   )
 
@@ -163,11 +162,11 @@ if enable_systemtap
     output : '@0@.stp'.format(libgobject.full_path().split('/').get(-1)),
     configuration : stp_cdata,
     install_dir : tapset_install_dir,
-    install : true)
+  )
 endif
 
 # Don’t build the tests unless we can run them (either natively or in an exe wrapper)
 build_tests = not meson.is_cross_build() or (meson.is_cross_build() and meson.has_exe_wrapper())
 if build_tests
   subdir('tests')
-endif
\ No newline at end of file
+endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1a1455298..9313f3a8e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2068,7 +2068,6 @@ if have_sh
   gettextize_conf.set('datarootdir', glib_datadir)
   gettextize_conf.set('datadir', glib_datadir)
   configure_file(input : 'glib-gettextize.in',
-    install : true,
     install_dir : glib_bindir,
     output : 'glib-gettextize',
     configuration : gettextize_conf)