diff --git a/gtk2/immodule/Makefile.am b/gtk2/immodule/Makefile.am
index d219a5a4b0..331e127122 100644
--- a/gtk2/immodule/Makefile.am
+++ b/gtk2/immodule/Makefile.am
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 GTK_RC_GET_IMMODULE_FILE = $(top_builddir)/gtk2/immodule/gtk-rc-get-immodule-file
 QUERY_COMMAND = gtk-query-immodules-2.0
 
+if FALSE
 install-data-hook: gtk-rc-get-immodule-file
 	if test -z $(DESTDIR); then \
 	  if test $(libdir) = $(GTK_LIBDIR); then \
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@
 	    fi \
 	  fi \
 	fi
+endif
 else
 install-data-hook:
 
diff --git a/gtk3/immodule/Makefile.am b/gtk3/immodule/Makefile.am
index de58b88916..d519b03b1d 100644
--- a/gtk3/immodule/Makefile.am
+++ b/gtk3/immodule/Makefile.am
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 QUERY_COMMAND = gtk-query-immodules-3.0
 
+if FALSE
 install-data-hook:
 	if test -z $(DESTDIR); then \
 	  if test $(libdir) = $(GTK3_LIBDIR); then \
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
 	    fi \
 	  fi \
 	fi
+endif
 else
 install-data-hook: