diff --git a/misc/qutebrowser.spec b/misc/qutebrowser.spec
index fe58891ac..17c38d433 100644
--- a/misc/qutebrowser.spec
+++ b/misc/qutebrowser.spec
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ def get_data_files():
         ('../qutebrowser/git-commit-id', '')
     ]
 
-    if os.path.exists(os.path.join('qutebrowser', '3rdparty', 'pdfjs')):
-        data_files.append(('../qutebrowser/3rdparty/pdfjs', '3rdparty/pdfjs'))
-    else:
-        print("Warning: excluding pdfjs as it's not present!")
+    # if os.path.exists(os.path.join('qutebrowser', '3rdparty', 'pdfjs')):
+    #     data_files.append(('../qutebrowser/3rdparty/pdfjs', '3rdparty/pdfjs'))
+    # else:
+    #     print("Warning: excluding pdfjs as it's not present!")
 
     return data_files
 
diff --git a/scripts/dev/update_3rdparty.py b/scripts/dev/update_3rdparty.py
index 722ce2316..6b1800d5d 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/update_3rdparty.py
+++ b/scripts/dev/update_3rdparty.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def main():
                         action='store_true')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    update_pdfjs(args.pdfjs)
+    # update_pdfjs(args.pdfjs)
     update_ace()
     if args.fancy_dmg:
         update_dmg_makefile()