diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a496dc277..eda07b7d7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ configure_file(
    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config-okular.h
 )
 
-add_subdirectory( conf )
-add_subdirectory( core )
 add_subdirectory( ui )
 add_subdirectory( shell )
 add_subdirectory( generators )
@@ -95,6 +93,9 @@ target_link_libraries(okularcore  ${OKULAR_IOKIT} ${QT_QTCORE_LIBRARY} ${QT_QTGU
 
 install(TARGETS okularcore DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR} )
 
+install(FILES conf/okular.kcfg DESTINATION ${KCFG_INSTALL_DIR})
+install(FILES core/okularGenerator.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICETYPES_INSTALL_DIR})
+
 # okularpart
 
 set(okularpart_SRCS
diff --git a/conf/CMakeLists.txt b/conf/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f72169fbf..000000000
--- a/conf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-install(FILES okular.kcfg DESTINATION ${KCFG_INSTALL_DIR})
-
diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index c6dbd2027..000000000
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-install( FILES okularGenerator.desktop  DESTINATION  ${SERVICETYPES_INSTALL_DIR} )
-