diff -Nuar a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
--- a/data/meson.build	2021-04-30 14:59:10.261303000 +0300
+++ b/data/meson.build	2022-11-03 11:55:44.147919286 +0300
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 mime = 'org.gnome.Notes.xml'

 i18n.merge_file(
-  mime,
   input: mime + '.in',
   output: mime,
   po_dir: po_dir,
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@
 desktop_conf.set ('icon', application_id)

 i18n.merge_file(
-  desktop,
   type: 'desktop',
   input: configure_file(
     input: files (desktop + '.in'),
diff -Nuar a/appdata/meson.build b/appdata/meson.build
--- a/data/appdata/meson.build	2021-04-30 14:59:10.258303000 +0300
+++ b/data/appdata/meson.build	2022-11-03 11:50:27.853873506 +0300
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 info = 'org.gnome.Notes.appdata.xml'
 
 i18n.merge_file(
-  info,
   input: info + '.in',
   output: info,
   po_dir: po_dir,