diff --git a/gst/encoding/Makefile.am b/gst/encoding/Makefile.am
index 0e287fad13..2bd7cddfa8 100644
--- a/gst/encoding/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/encoding/Makefile.am
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ glib_gen_basename = gstencode
 built_sources = gstencode-marshal.c
 built_headers = gstencode-marshal.h
 
-plugindir = $(libdir)/gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
-
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstencodebin.la
 
 libgstencodebin_la_SOURCES = 	\
diff --git a/gst/playback/Makefile.am b/gst/playback/Makefile.am
index 6e7130e4ce..b78e2e2823 100644
--- a/gst/playback/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/playback/Makefile.am
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ glib_gen_basename = gstplay
 built_sources = gstplay-marshal.c
 built_headers = gstplay-marshal.h
 
-plugindir = $(libdir)/gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
-
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstplaybin.la libgstdecodebin.la libgstdecodebin2.la
 
 libgstplaybin_la_SOURCES = \