diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/glib.types b/docs/reference/glib/glib.types
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/meson.build b/docs/reference/glib/meson.build
index 319c2679f..fbe3422d0 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glib/meson.build
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/meson.build
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ if get_option('gtk_doc')
                src_dir : [ 'glib', 'gmodule' ],
                dependencies : libglib_dep,
                scan_args : [
-                 '--rebuild-types',
                  '--deprecated-guards=G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED',
                  '--ignore-decorators=' + '|'.join(ignore_decorators),
                  '--ignore-headers=' + ' '.join(ignore_headers),