diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 528ea0d..fe4fe8f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ global_conf.set (
   'PACKAGES_DIR', get_option ('packages-dir'))
 global_conf.set (
   'PDF_DIR', get_option ('pdf-dir'))
-global_conf.set (
-  'MANUALS_ZIP_FILE', get_option ('manuals-zip-file'))
 global_conf.set (
   'GET_PKG_FILENAME_SH_PATH',
   meson.build_root () / 'scripts/get_pkg_filename.sh')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index c49f4cf..69d392f 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -122,8 +122,3 @@ option (
   'pdf-dir', type: 'string',
   value: '/tmp/pdf',
   description: 'Dir holding each manual PDF (for GNU/Linux zip)')
-
-option (
-  'manuals-zip-file', type: 'string',
-  value: '/tmp/manuals.zip',
-  description: 'Zip file containing manuals (for Windows and MacOS installers)')
diff --git a/osx-brew/make_pkg.sh.in b/osx-brew/make_pkg.sh.in
index d3809da..e0b528f 100755
--- a/osx-brew/make_pkg.sh.in
+++ b/osx-brew/make_pkg.sh.in
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ uninstall_sh="${11}"
 info_plist="${12}"
 
 dash_trial="@DASH_TRIAL@"
-manuals_zip="@MANUALS_ZIP_FILE@"
 breeze_dark="@BREEZE_DARK@"
 zrythm_pkg_ver="@ZRYTHM_PKG_VERSION@"
 zrythm_product_ver="@ZRYTHM_PRODUCT_VERSION@"
@@ -215,14 +214,6 @@ work_dir=`mktemp -d`
 mkdir $work_dir/$inner_dir_name
 cp $inner_dir/macOS-x64/target/pkg/Zrythm-macos-installer-x64-$zrythm_product_ver.pkg $work_dir/$inner_dir_name
 
-if [ "$dash_trial" != "-trial" ] && [ "$is_tag" = "true" ]; then
-  echo "adding user manuals" ;
-  if [ -f "$manuals_zip" ]; then
-    unzip -o $manuals_zip -d $work_dir/$inner_dir_name/ ;
-  else
-    echo "no user manuals found, skipping..."
-  fi
-fi
 pushd $work_dir
 zip -r $inner_dir_name.zip $inner_dir_name
 popd
diff --git a/scripts/make_arch_pkg.sh.in b/scripts/make_arch_pkg.sh.in
index dccd058..40b14e8 100755
--- a/scripts/make_arch_pkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/make_arch_pkg.sh.in
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ mkdir -p $private_dir
 cp $pkgbuild $private_dir/
 cp $zrythm_src_tarball $private_dir/
 
-# build manuals
+# build
 pushd $private_dir
 makepkg -f
 popd
diff --git a/scripts/make_nixos_pkg.sh.in b/scripts/make_nixos_pkg.sh.in
index d94ad9b..eae6de0 100755
--- a/scripts/make_nixos_pkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/make_nixos_pkg.sh.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ tempdir=`mktemp -d`
 cp $pkgbuild $tempdir/
 cp $zrythm_src_tarball $tempdir/
 
-# build manuals
+# build
 pushd $tempdir
 makepkg -f
 popd $tempdir
diff --git a/tools/gen_osx_installer.sh b/tools/gen_osx_installer.sh
index 07e5009..9ae9fda 100755
--- a/tools/gen_osx_installer.sh
+++ b/tools/gen_osx_installer.sh
@@ -265,12 +265,6 @@ cp $zrythm_src_dir/README.md $Doc/
 cp $zrythm_src_dir/COPYING* $Doc/
 brew list --versions -1 -v > $Doc/THIRDPARTY_INFO.txt
 
-# add user manuals if not trial
-if ! [[ "$app_name_w_spaces" == *"rial"* ]]; then
-  echo "packaging user manuals from $manual_zip_path" ;
-  unzip -o $manual_zip_path -d $Doc/ ;
-fi
-
 # remove unnecessary files
 rm -f $Lib/$GDK_PIXBUF_DIR/loaders/*.a
 rm $Lib/$GDK_PIXBUF_DIR/loaders.cache-e
diff --git a/windows-msys/make_dist_dir.sh.in b/windows-msys/make_dist_dir.sh.in
index 60f9015..3c8edfb 100755
--- a/windows-msys/make_dist_dir.sh.in
+++ b/windows-msys/make_dist_dir.sh.in
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ private_dir="$4"
 copy_dll_deps_sh="$5"
 rcedit_x64_exe="$6"
 dll_dir="$7"
-manuals_zip="$8"
-breeze_dark_path="$9"
+breeze_dark_path="$8"
 
 dash_trial="@DASH_TRIAL@"
 zrythm_pkg_ver="@ZRYTHM_PKG_VERSION@"
@@ -110,14 +109,6 @@ EOL
 
   # ******************************
 
-  # ******************************
-  if [ "$dash_trial" != "-trial" ] && [ "$is_tag" = "true" ]; then
-    echo "packaging user manuals" ;
-    unzip -o $manuals_zip -d $dist_dir/ ;
-  fi
-
-  # ******************************
-
   # ******************************
 
   cp -R $chroot_mingw_prefix/etc/fonts $dist_etcdir
diff --git a/windows-msys/meson.build b/windows-msys/meson.build
index ff5eded..d824072 100644
--- a/windows-msys/meson.build
+++ b/windows-msys/meson.build
@@ -409,11 +409,11 @@ installer_dist_dir = custom_target (
     ],
   command: [
     bash, '-c',
-    '@INPUT0@ "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" "$6" "$7" "$8" "$9"',
+    '@INPUT0@ "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" "$6" "$7" "$8"',
     '_ignored',
     '@OUTPUT@', '@INPUT1@', chroot_dir,
     '@PRIVATE_DIR@', '@INPUT2@', '@INPUT3@',
-    '@INPUT4@', get_option ('manuals-zip-file'), '@INPUT5@',
+    '@INPUT4@', '@INPUT5@',
     ],
   console: true,
   install: false,