diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 59603a0..9e35d7f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -289,14 +289,6 @@ builtin_ldadd =
 
 include Makefile.plugins
 
-if MAINTAINER_MODE
-plugin_LTLIBRARIES += plugins/external-dummy.la
-plugins_external_dummy_la_SOURCES = plugins/external-dummy.c
-plugins_external_dummy_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -module -avoid-version \
-				    -no-undefined
-plugins_external_dummy_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -fvisibility=hidden
-endif
-
 pkglibexec_PROGRAMS += src/bluetoothd
 
 src_bluetoothd_SOURCES = $(builtin_sources) \
diff --git a/plugins/external-dummy.c b/plugins/external-dummy.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c209e8..0000000
--- a/plugins/external-dummy.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-/*
- *
- *  BlueZ - Bluetooth protocol stack for Linux
- *
- */
-
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#include "src/plugin.h"
-#include "src/log.h"
-
-static int dummy_init(void)
-{
-	DBG("");
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void dummy_exit(void)
-{
-	DBG("");
-}
-
-BLUETOOTH_PLUGIN_DEFINE(external_dummy, VERSION,
-		BLUETOOTH_PLUGIN_PRIORITY_LOW, dummy_init, dummy_exit)