--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -11,13 +11,11 @@ SUBDIRS = 			\
 	gst-libs 		\
 	gst sys $(SUBDIRS_EXT) 	\
 	tools 			\
-	docs			\
 	common 			\
 	m4
 
 DIST_SUBDIRS = 			\
 	pkgconfig		\
-	docs			\
 	gst-libs		\
 	gst sys ext		\
 	tools 			\
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -992,10 +992,6 @@ pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl.pc
 pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl-uninstalled.pc
 pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base.pc
 pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base-uninstalled.pc
-docs/Makefile
-docs/libs/Makefile
-docs/plugins/Makefile
-docs/version.entities
 common/Makefile
 common/m4/Makefile
 m4/Makefile
