--- a/configure.ac	2025-03-30 16:01:57.000000000 +0200
+++ b/configure.ac	2025-03-30 16:06:43.651778191 +0200
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
 AS_IF([test "x$USE_NLS" != "xno"],
       [AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_NLS], [1], [Native Language support is enabled])])
 
-dnl AppData
-m4_ifdef([APPDATA_XML], [APPDATA_XML],
-         [AC_MSG_ERROR([appdata-tools is required for appdata-xml.m4])])
-
 dnl -------------------------------
 dnl Checks for programs.
 dnl -------------------------------
--- a/Makefile.am	2016-12-05 20:30:47.000000000 +0100
+++ b/Makefile.am	2025-03-30 16:07:27.932808637 +0200
@@ -279,11 +279,6 @@
 	$(AM_V_at)$(MKDIR_P) $(@D)
 	$(AM_V_at)touch $@
 
-@APPDATA_XML_RULES@
-@INTLTOOL_XML_RULE@
-appdata_in_files = data/easytag.appdata.xml.in $(nautilus_appdata_in_file)
-appdata_XML = $(appdata_in_files:.xml.in=.xml)
-
 @INTLTOOL_DESKTOP_RULE@
 desktopdir = $(datadir)/applications
 desktop_in_files = data/easytag.desktop.in
@@ -369,7 +364,6 @@
 	test -n "$(DESTDIR)" || $(UPDATE_ICON_CACHE) "$(iconthemedir)"
 
 dist_noinst_DATA = \
-	$(appdata_in_files) \
 	$(desktop_in_files) \
 	$(gsettings_SCHEMAS) \
 	$(easytag_headers) \
@@ -578,7 +572,6 @@
 endif
 
 CLEANFILES = \
-	$(appdata_XML) \
 	$(check_SCRIPTS) \
 	$(desktop_DATA) \
 	$(easytag_rc) \