diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index cfb25aed6..a8834801c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -170,7 +170,3 @@ endif
 if ENABLE_XMLSNIPPETS
 SUBDIRS += xmlsnippets
 endif
-
-
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-	README.windows