diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
index 5da657613e..16722b66f5 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-08-09  Allan Rae  <rae@lyx.org>
+
+	* Makefile.am (SUBDIRS, dist-hook): remove bogus entries. 
+
 2001-08-07  Angus Leeming  <a.leeming@ic.ac.uk>
 
 	* helper_funcs.C (getVectorFromString): fixed small bug.
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/Makefile.am b/src/frontends/controllers/Makefile.am
index cea6f356c4..40bc2b5832 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ INCLUDES = -I${top_srcdir}/src/ \
 	-I${top_srcdir}/src/frontends/ \
 	${SIGC_CFLAGS} $(BOOST_INCLUDES)
 LIBS =
-SUBDIRS = 
 ETAGS_ARGS = --lang=c++
 libcontrollers_la_SOURCES=\
 	biblio.C \
@@ -81,17 +80,3 @@ libcontrollers_la_SOURCES=\
 	ViewBase.h \
 	helper_funcs.C \
 	helper_funcs.h
-
-# just copied from old lyx repository
-dist-hook:
-	for subdir in $(LYXDATADIRS) ; do \
-	test -d $(distdir)/$$subdir \
-	|| mkdir $(distdir)/$$subdir \
-	|| exit 1; \
-	chmod 777 $(distdir)/$$subdir; \
-	list=`(cd $(srcdir)/$$subdir && ls -1 | grep -v CVS)`; \
-	echo $$list ; \
-	for fil in $$list ; do \
-	cp -p $(srcdir)/$$subdir/$$fil $(distdir)/$$subdir ; \
-	done ; \
-	done