diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 6443f16..503d87d 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@ Nelson Beebe (assigned to the FSF)
     Original authors.
 
 Ineiev
-    Add AUTHORS, THANKS, NEWS, README, ChangeLog, configure.ac,
-        Makefile.am.
+    Add AUTHORS, THANKS, NEWS, README, ChangeLog.
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f9162a..0000000
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-info_TEXINFOS = c.texi
-c_TEXINFOS = cpp.texi fp.texi fdl.texi
diff --git a/README b/README
index 3538838..946f892 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 This is a distribution of GNU C Intro and Reference.  For the release
 number, see NEWS.
 
-For basic instructions to build and install this manual, see INSTALL.
-
 Please send bug reports and suggestions to <c-manual@gnu.org>.
 
 Copyright (C) 2022, 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f73982..0000000
--- a/configure.ac
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script:
-# autoreconf -vi
-# Public domain. Originally written by Ineiev, 2023.
-AC_INIT([GNU C Intro And Reference], [0.0], [c-manual@gnu.org],
-  [c-intro-and_ref], [https://www.gnu.org/software/c-intro-and-ref/]
-)
-
-AC_PREREQ([2.65])
-AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([c.texi])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11])
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
-AC_OUTPUT