diff --git a/plugins/nvme/meson.build b/plugins/nvme/meson.build
index cde47b98c..bc5d28137 100644
--- a/plugins/nvme/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/nvme/meson.build
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="FuPluginNvme"']
 
-install_data([
-  'nvme.quirk',
-  ],
-  install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'fwupd', 'quirks.d')
-)
-
 shared_module('fu_plugin_nvme',
   sources : [
     'fu-plugin-nvme.c',
diff --git a/plugins/nvme/nvme.quirk b/plugins/nvme/nvme.quirk
deleted file mode 100644
index f232690bd..000000000
--- a/plugins/nvme/nvme.quirk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# SK hynix
-[DeviceInstanceId=NVME\VEN_1C5C]
-NvmeVersionFormat = quad