diff --git a/docs/reference/gio/meson.build b/docs/reference/gio/meson.build
index a4e67ca82..acdd5ece7 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gio/meson.build
+++ b/docs/reference/gio/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 if get_option('gtk_doc')
-  if installed_tests_enabled
-    subdir('gdbus-object-manager-example')
-  endif
+  subdir('gdbus-object-manager-example')
   subdir('xml')
 
   ignore_headers = [
@@ -178,13 +176,11 @@ if get_option('gtk_doc')
     'gdbus-codegen.xml',
   ]
 
-  if installed_tests_enabled
-    content_files += [
-      gdbus_example_objectmanager_xml,
-      gdbus_example_objectmanager_sources,
-      gdbus_object_manager_example_doc
-    ]
-  endif
+  content_files += [
+    gdbus_example_objectmanager_xml,
+    gdbus_example_objectmanager_sources,
+    gdbus_object_manager_example_doc
+  ]
 
   gnome.gtkdoc('gio',
     main_xml : 'gio-docs.xml',