diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index eec88c6ebc3..a786b359a30 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -344,15 +344,6 @@ do-install: mkdir
 		 rm -f  $${subdir}/*~ ; \
 	       done) ; \
 	 done
-	-[ `(cd etc; /bin/pwd)` != `(cd ${srcdir}/etc; /bin/pwd)` ] \
-	 && (echo "Copying ./etc..." ; \
-	       (cd ./etc; tar cf - . )|(cd ${etcdir}; umask 0; tar xvf - ); \
-	       for subdir in `find ${etcdir} -type d ! -name RCS -print` ; do \
-		 rm -rf $${subdir}/RCS ; \
-		 rm -rf $${subdir}/CVS ; \
-		 rm -f  $${subdir}/\#* ; \
-		 rm -f  $${subdir}/*~ ; \
-	       done)
 	-[ `(cd ${srcdir}/info; /bin/pwd)` != `(cd ${infodir}; /bin/pwd)` ] \
 	 && (cd ${srcdir}/info ; \
 	     if [ ! -f ${infodir}/dir ] && [ -f dir ]; then \