diff --git a/scripts/meson-html-gen.py b/scripts/meson-html-gen.py
index 2731d734a7..dcc11f37cf 100755
--- a/scripts/meson-html-gen.py
+++ b/scripts/meson-html-gen.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ parser.add_argument("htmlfile", type=str, help="path to generated HTML file")
 parser.add_argument("pagesrc", type=str, default="", nargs='?', help="(optional) path to source file used for edit this page")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
-html_tmp = subprocess.run(
+html = subprocess.run(
     [
         args.xsltproc,
         '--stringparam', 'pagesrc', args.pagesrc,
@@ -26,12 +26,5 @@ html_tmp = subprocess.run(
     stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
 )
 
-html = subprocess.run(
-    [args.xmllint, '--nonet', '--format', '-'],
-    input=html_tmp.stdout,
-    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-    stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-)
-
 with open(args.htmlfile, 'wb') as outfile:
     outfile.write(html.stdout)