diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d807d7f..ca80839 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ dist-hook:
 
 install-data-local:
 	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_srcdir)/AUTHORS $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_srcdir)/NEWS $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_srcdir)/README $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_srcdir)/COPYING $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	autogen.sh            \