diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b1753c10..6ecd8ff6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ install-nostripped:
 	@$(MAKE) -C rem2html install
 	@$(MAKE) -C rem2pdf -f Makefile.top install INSTALL_BASE=$(INSTALL_BASE)
 
-clean:
-	find . -name '*~' -exec rm {} \;
-	-$(MAKE) -C src clean
-	-$(MAKE) -C rem2pdf clean
-
 test:
 	@$(MAKE) -C src -s test