--- a/data/meson.build	2022-11-27 16:44:10.000000000 +0100
+++ b/data/meson.build	2025-04-16 15:09:54.534580781 +0200
@@ -44,14 +44,6 @@
   )
 endif
 
-appstream_util = find_program('appstream-util', required: get_option('tests'), native: true)
-if appstream_util.found()
-  test('validate-appdata',
-    appstream_util,
-    args: ['validate-relax', '--nonet', appdata.full_path()]
-  )
-endif
-
 conf_data = configuration_data()
 conf_data.set('PLUGINDIR', join_paths(prefix, plugindir))
 bash_completion = configure_file(