diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 4aef68a442..bff22f3691 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ dist_doc_DATA = \
   LICENSE \
   NEWS \
   README \
-  README.patches \
   README.dependencies
 
 # All the other files that go in the distribution tarfile that aren't