diff --git a/libclammspack/CMakeLists.txt b/libclammspack/CMakeLists.txt
index 31d57b4fa9..e09b0cfb56 100644
--- a/libclammspack/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libclammspack/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ if(ENABLE_STATIC_LIB)
 
     if(WIN32)
         install(TARGETS clammspack_static DESTINATION . COMPONENT libraries)
-        install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:clammspack> DESTINATION . OPTIONAL COMPONENT libraries)
     else()
         install(TARGETS clammspack_static DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT libraries)
     endif()
diff --git a/libclamunrar/CMakeLists.txt b/libclamunrar/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b0cb1401d..97eb4ccc95 100644
--- a/libclamunrar/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libclamunrar/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ if(ENABLE_STATIC_LIB)
 
     if(WIN32)
         install(TARGETS clamunrar_static DESTINATION . COMPONENT libraries)
-        install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:clamunrar> DESTINATION . OPTIONAL COMPONENT libraries)
     else()
         install(TARGETS clamunrar_static DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT libraries)
     endif()
diff --git a/libclamunrar_iface/CMakeLists.txt b/libclamunrar_iface/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ab3cfee55..8a55692919 100644
--- a/libclamunrar_iface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libclamunrar_iface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ if(ENABLE_UNRAR)
 
         if(WIN32)
             install(TARGETS clamunrar_iface_static DESTINATION . COMPONENT libraries)
-            install( FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:clamunrar_iface> DESTINATION . OPTIONAL COMPONENT libraries )
         else()
             install(TARGETS clamunrar_iface_static DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT libraries)
         endif()