diff --git a/gio/meson.build b/gio/meson.build
index 31c4dddbb..5219f606b 100644
--- a/gio/meson.build
+++ b/gio/meson.build
@@ -750,7 +750,6 @@ gvisibility_h = custom_target(
   command: [gen_visibility_macros, meson.project_version(), 'visibility-macros', 'GIO', '@OUTPUT@'],
   install: true,
   install_dir: gio_includedir,
-  install_tag : 'devel',
 )
 gio_sources += gvisibility_h
 
diff --git a/glib/meson.build b/glib/meson.build
index d5a0962dd..85f9e1843 100644
--- a/glib/meson.build
+++ b/glib/meson.build
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ gvisibility_h = custom_target(
   command: [gen_visibility_macros, meson.project_version(), 'visibility-macros', 'GLIB', '@OUTPUT@'],
   install: true,
   install_dir: glib_sub_includedir,
-  install_tag : 'devel',
 )
 
 glib_built_headers = [gversionmacros_h, gvisibility_h]
diff --git a/gmodule/meson.build b/gmodule/meson.build
index 7ca10a529..b238e3f9f 100644
--- a/gmodule/meson.build
+++ b/gmodule/meson.build
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ gvisibility_h = custom_target(
   command: [gen_visibility_macros, meson.project_version(), 'visibility-macros', 'GMODULE', '@OUTPUT@'],
   install: true,
   install_dir: g_module_includedir,
-  install_tag : 'devel',
 )
 
 gmodule_sources = [gmodule_c, gvisibility_h]
diff --git a/gobject/meson.build b/gobject/meson.build
index 89b6c04cd..ae32df20c 100644
--- a/gobject/meson.build
+++ b/gobject/meson.build
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ gvisibility_h = custom_target(
   command: [gen_visibility_macros, meson.project_version(), 'visibility-macros', 'GOBJECT', '@OUTPUT@'],
   install: true,
   install_dir: gobject_includedir,
-  install_tag : 'devel',
 )
 gobject_sources += gvisibility_h