--- a/contrib/cmake/modules/desktopapp_configuration.cmake
+++ b/contrib/cmake/modules/desktopapp_configuration.cmake
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
     # Note: using cmake --install --prefix /some/prefix will keep the RPATH as configured above.
     #       Used for building packages: in which install dir is a path construction folder that will not be there in packages
 
-    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "opt/megasync/lib") # override default "lib" from GNUInstallDirs
-    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR "usr/bin") # override default "bin" from GNUInstallDirs
 
     # Override CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
     if(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT) # In consecutive runs it will always be undef/false
--- a/src/MEGASync/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/MEGASync/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -142,13 +142,6 @@ if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
 
     set(vcpkg_lib_folder "${VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}/$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:debug/>lib/")
 
-    install(DIRECTORY "${vcpkg_lib_folder}"
-        TYPE LIB # In CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR directory
-        FILES_MATCHING
-        PATTERN "*.so*"
-        PATTERN "manual-link" EXCLUDE
-        PATTERN "pkgconfig" EXCLUDE
-    )
 
     if(DEPLOY_QT_LIBRARIES)
         include(desktopapp_deploy_qt)