diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index 5e222564..861a2ca4 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-docdir = $(datadir)/doc/irssi
-
 man_MANS = \
 	irssi.1