diff --git a/src/main/include/log4cxx/Makefile.am b/src/main/include/log4cxx/Makefile.am
index 719c2dd..53e99b0 100644
--- a/src/main/include/log4cxx/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/main/include/log4cxx/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 SUBDIRS = helpers net nt rolling spi varia xml config db private pattern filter
 log4cxxincdir = $(includedir)/log4cxx
-log4cxxinc_HEADERS= $(top_srcdir)/src/main/include/log4cxx/*.h log4cxx.h
+log4cxxinc_HEADERS= $(top_srcdir)/src/main/include/log4cxx/*.h
 DISTCLEANFILES = log4cxx.h
 EXTRA_DIST = log4cxx.hw
 
diff --git a/src/main/include/log4cxx/private/Makefile.am b/src/main/include/log4cxx/private/Makefile.am
index 3a896ea..8fb5448 100644
--- a/src/main/include/log4cxx/private/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/main/include/log4cxx/private/Makefile.am
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 privateincdir = $(includedir)/log4cxx/private
-privateinc_HEADERS= $(top_builddir)/src/main/include/log4cxx/private/*.h log4cxx_private.h
-DISTCLEANFILES = log4cxx_private.h
+privateinc_HEADERS = log4cxx_private.h
 EXTRA_DIST = log4cxx_private.hw
 
-dist-hook:
-	-rm -f $(distdir)/log4cxx_private.h
-