--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -191,12 +191,6 @@
 rootbin_PROGRAMS =
 pkglibexec_PROGRAMS =
 
-dist_doc_DATA = \
-	README \
-	NEWS \
-	LICENSE.LGPL2.1 \
-	LICENSE.GPL2
-
 @INTLTOOL_POLICY_RULE@
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------