diff --git a/interpreter.py b/interpreter.py
index d90c2875d..7e5a36cab 100755
--- a/interpreter.py
+++ b/interpreter.py
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ class BuildTarget(InterpreterObject):
         self.include_dirs = []
         self.methods.update({'add_dep': self.add_dep_method,
                         'link' : self.link_method,
-                        'install': self.install_method,
                         'pch' : self.pch_method,
                         'add_include_dirs': self.add_include_dirs_method,
                         'add_compiler_args' : self.add_compiler_args_method,
@@ -218,11 +217,6 @@ class BuildTarget(InterpreterObject):
             raise InvalidArguments('Link target is not library.')
         self.link_targets.append(target)
 
-    def install_method(self, args, kwargs):
-        if len(args) != 0 or len(kwargs) != 0:
-            raise InvalidArguments('Install() takes no arguments.')
-        self.need_install = True
-    
     def pch_method(self, args):
         if len(args) == 0:
             raise InvalidArguments('Pch requires arguments.')
@@ -265,7 +259,6 @@ class StaticLibrary(BuildTarget):
         suffix = environment.get_static_lib_suffix()
         self.filename = prefix + self.name + '.' + suffix
 
-
 class SharedLibrary(BuildTarget):
     def __init__(self, name, subdir, sources, environment, kwargs):
         BuildTarget.__init__(self, name, subdir, sources, kwargs)
diff --git a/test cases/8 install/builder.txt b/test cases/8 install/builder.txt
index 22efa5f6f..677a2eeaa 100644
--- a/test cases/8 install/builder.txt	
+++ b/test cases/8 install/builder.txt	
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 project('install test', 'c')
 
-stlib = static_library('stat', 'stat.c')
-shlib = shared_library('shar', 'shar.c')
+stlib = static_library('stat', 'stat.c', install : true)
+shlib = shared_library('shar', 'shar.c', install : true)
 exe = executable('prog', 'prog.c', install : true)
-
-stlib.install()
-shlib.install()