diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f24072c9..481db813 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -333,8 +333,6 @@ if (FMT_INSTALL)
   install(EXPORT ${targets_export_name} DESTINATION ${FMT_CMAKE_DIR}
           NAMESPACE fmt::)
 
-  install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:${INSTALL_TARGETS}>
-          DESTINATION ${FMT_LIB_DIR} OPTIONAL)
   install(FILES "${pkgconfig}" DESTINATION "${FMT_PKGCONFIG_DIR}")
 endif ()