diff --git a/data/CMakeLists.txt b/data/CMakeLists.txt
index 06cc0a16c7..2d285412ed 100644
--- a/data/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/data/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@ install(TARGETS kwin_update_default_rules DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/kconf_u
 
 ########### install files ###############
 
-install( FILES pop.wav  DESTINATION  ${SOUND_INSTALL_DIR} )
 install( FILES stripTitle.js  DESTINATION  ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kwin )
 
diff --git a/data/pop.wav b/data/pop.wav
deleted file mode 100644
index adf5c6c213..0000000000
Binary files a/data/pop.wav and /dev/null differ