--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1001,18 +1001,6 @@ plugins/tracers/Makefile
 tools/Makefile
 common/Makefile
 common/m4/Makefile
-docs/Makefile
-docs/design/Makefile
-docs/faq/Makefile
-docs/gst/Makefile
-docs/gst/gstreamer.types
-docs/libs/Makefile
-docs/plugins/Makefile
-docs/manual/Makefile
-docs/pwg/Makefile
-docs/slides/Makefile
-docs/xsl/Makefile
-docs/version.entities
 m4/Makefile
 pkgconfig/Makefile
 stamp.h
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ aclocal_DATA = gst-element-check-@GST_AP
 
 SUBDIRS = pkgconfig \
 	gst libs plugins \
-	docs \
 	m4 \
 	common \
 	data
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ endif
 # These are all the possible subdirs
 DIST_SUBDIRS = pkgconfig \
 	gst libs plugins tools \
-	docs \
 	m4 \
 	common \
 	data