diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bfe1fc947b..4563dc717f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2458,7 +2458,6 @@ if test "x$XWAYLAND" = xyes; then
 	XWAYLAND_SYS_LIBS="$XWAYLANDMODULES_LIBS $GLX_SYS_LIBS"
 	AC_SUBST([XWAYLAND_LIBS])
 	AC_SUBST([XWAYLAND_SYS_LIBS])
-	WAYLAND_SCANNER_RULES(['$(top_srcdir)/hw/xwayland'])
 fi