diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ae4d6b01b..ba75840b6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -79,13 +79,10 @@ src/meta-dbus-xrandr.[ch]
 src/meta-dbus-idle-monitor.[ch]
 src/mutter-plugins.pc
 src/wayland/gtk-shell-protocol.c
-src/wayland/gtk-shell-client-protocol.h
 src/wayland/gtk-shell-server-protocol.h
 src/wayland/xdg-shell-protocol.c
-src/wayland/xdg-shell-client-protocol.h
 src/wayland/xdg-shell-server-protocol.h
 src/wayland/xserver-protocol.c
-src/wayland/xserver-client-protocol.h
 src/wayland/xserver-server-protocol.h
 doc/reference/*.args
 doc/reference/*.bak
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 53f6f7af4..89d252107 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -42,13 +42,10 @@ mutter_built_sources = \
 	mutter-enum-types.c			\
 	wayland/gtk-shell-protocol.c		\
 	wayland/gtk-shell-server-protocol.h	\
-	wayland/gtk-shell-client-protocol.h	\
 	wayland/xdg-shell-protocol.c		\
 	wayland/xdg-shell-server-protocol.h	\
-	wayland/xdg-shell-client-protocol.h	\
 	wayland/xserver-protocol.c		\
-	wayland/xserver-server-protocol.h	\
-	wayland/xserver-client-protocol.h
+	wayland/xserver-server-protocol.h
 
 libmutter_wayland_la_SOURCES =			\
 	core/async-getprop.c			\
@@ -420,6 +417,3 @@ wayland/%-protocol.c : $(top_builddir)/protocol/%.xml
 wayland/%-server-protocol.h : $(top_builddir)/protocol/%.xml
 	mkdir -p wayland
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) server-header < $< > $@
-wayland/%-client-protocol.h : $(top_builddir)/protocol/%.xml
-	mkdir -p wayland
-	$(AM_V_GEN)$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) client-header < $< > $@