diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/_ttconv.pyi b/lib/matplotlib/_ttconv.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1..000000000000
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/meson.build b/lib/matplotlib/meson.build
index 44291fcc3da7..c4746f332bcb 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/meson.build
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ typing_sources = [
   '_enums.pyi',
   '_path.pyi',
   '_pylab_helpers.pyi',
-  '_ttconv.pyi',
   'animation.pyi',
   'artist.pyi',
   'axis.pyi',