diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8234d69..156d4c4 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	avahi-compat-howl \
 	avahi-autoipd \
 	avahi-ui \
-	avahi-ui-sharp \
-	po
+	avahi-ui-sharp
 
 DX_INPUT = \
 	$(srcdir)/avahi-common/address.h \
diff --git a/avahi-python/avahi-discover/Makefile.am b/avahi-python/avahi-discover/Makefile.am
index 5fc4b25..4c39d3d 100644
--- a/avahi-python/avahi-discover/Makefile.am
+++ b/avahi-python/avahi-discover/Makefile.am
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ if HAVE_GDBM
 pythonscripts += \
 	avahi-discover
 desktop_DATA += avahi-discover.desktop
-@INTLTOOL_DESKTOP_RULE@
 avahi_discover_PYTHON += __init__.py
 endif
 
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ if HAVE_DBM
 pythonscripts += \
 	avahi-discover
 desktop_DATA += avahi-discover.desktop
-@INTLTOOL_DESKTOP_RULE@
 avahi_discover_PYTHON += __init__.py
 endif
 
diff --git a/avahi-ui/Makefile.am b/avahi-ui/Makefile.am
index 238d43a..65a147a 100644
--- a/avahi-ui/Makefile.am
+++ b/avahi-ui/Makefile.am
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ endif
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = bssh
 desktop_DATA += bssh.desktop bvnc.desktop
-@INTLTOOL_DESKTOP_RULE@
 
 bssh_SOURCES = bssh.c
 
@@ -108,6 +107,4 @@ endif # HAVE_GLIB
 endif
 endif
 
-@INTLTOOL_DESKTOP_RULE@
-
 CLEANFILES = $(desktop_DATA) $(desktop_DATA_in)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6678971..00dac6e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ AC_INIT([avahi],[0.7],[avahi (at) lists (dot) freedesktop (dot) org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([avahi-core/server.c])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([common])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign 1.11 -Wall -Wno-portability silent-rules tar-pax])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign 1.11 -Wall -Wno-portability tar-pax])
 
 AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_URL, [http://avahi.org/])
 
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ AC_SUBST(HOWL_COMPAT_VERSION, [0.9.8])
 
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 
-AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
-
 AC_CHECK_PROG([STOW], [stow], [yes], [no])
 
 AS_IF([test "x$STOW" = "xyes" && test -d /usr/local/stow], [
@@ -413,12 +411,6 @@ if test "x$have_kqueue" = "xyes" ; then
     AC_DEFINE([HAVE_KQUEUE], 1, [Enable BSD kqueue() usage])
 fi
 
-IT_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.35.0])
-GETTEXT_PACKAGE=avahi
-AC_SUBST([GETTEXT_PACKAGE])
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([GETTEXT_PACKAGE],["$GETTEXT_PACKAGE"],[Gettext package])
-AM_GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT
-
 avahilocaledir='${prefix}/${DATADIRNAME}/locale'
 AC_SUBST(avahilocaledir)