diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 450f91937370cc36ee9592647a7a569b0a3438af..499f0667570db23b848d8decb06285192a65bc2d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -30,14 +30,7 @@ cvs-clean:
 	cp -f INSTALL admin/
 	chgrp -R albert *
 
-#
-# this one requires write access to the source directory. One day one might
-# want to automakify ALBERT/doc/ ...
-#
-documentation:
-	make -C $(top_srcdir)/ALBERT/doc/ albert.ps
-
-dist-hook: documentation
+dist-hook:
 	@echo Deleting CVS directories in $(distdir)
 	rm -rf `find $(distdir) -name CVS`
 	@echo Deleting .cvsignore file in $(distdir)