--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(PROGRAMS) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $(MISC_SCRIPTS) $(DESTDIR)$(misc_bindir)
 	$(INSTALL_MAN) doc/bcftools.1 $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)
-	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) plugins/*.so $(DESTDIR)$(plugindir)
 
 clean: testclean clean-plugins
 	-rm -f gmon.out *.o *~ $(PROG) version.h plugins/*.so plugins/*.P