diff --git a/ext/toolchain/commands1.py b/ext/toolchain/commands1.py
index e1e80e6969..1cec58cdd7 100644
--- a/ext/toolchain/commands1.py
+++ b/ext/toolchain/commands1.py
@@ -1140,14 +1140,12 @@ class InternalCommands:
 		controlFile.close()
 
 		targetBin = '%s/%s/usr/bin' % (debDir, package)
-		targetPlugin = '%s/%s/usr/lib/synergy-plugins' % (debDir, package)
 		targetShare = '%s/%s/usr/share' % (debDir, package)
 		targetApplications = "%s/applications" % targetShare
 		targetIcons = "%s/icons" % targetShare
 		targetDocs = "%s/doc/%s" % (targetShare, self.project)
 
 		os.makedirs(targetBin)
-		os.makedirs(targetPlugin)
 		os.makedirs(targetApplications)
 		os.makedirs(targetIcons)
 		os.makedirs(targetDocs)
@@ -1165,17 +1163,6 @@ class InternalCommands:
 			if err != 0:
 				raise Exception('strip failed: ' + str(err))
 
-		pluginDir = "%s/plugins" % binDir
-
-		pluginFiles = [ 'libns.so']
-		for f in pluginFiles:
-			shutil.copy("%s/%s" % (pluginDir, f), targetPlugin)
-			target = "%s/%s" % (targetPlugin, f)
-			os.chmod(target, 0o0644)
-			err = os.system("strip " + target)
-			if err != 0:
-				raise Exception('strip failed: ' + str(err))
-
 		shutil.copy("%s/synergy.desktop" % resDir, targetApplications)
 		shutil.copy("%s/synergy.ico" % resDir, targetIcons)