diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 065d688eb..bf860cdc0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -720,7 +720,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	$(man_MANS) \
 	tools/make-man-index.py \
 	tools/make-directive-index.py \
-	tools/make-man-rules.py \
 	tools/xml_helper.py
 
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