--- a/pdns/Makefile.am
+++ b/pdns/Makefile.am
@@ -68,11 +68,9 @@
 	backends/gsql/gsqlbackend.gcda \
 	backends/gsql/gsqlbackend.gcno \
 	backends/gsql/gsqlbackend.gcov \
-	dnsmessage.pb.cc dnsmessage.pb.h \
-	pdns.conf-dist
+	dnsmessage.pb.cc dnsmessage.pb.h

 noinst_SCRIPTS = pdns.init
-sysconf_DATA = pdns.conf-dist

 sbin_PROGRAMS = pdns_server
 bin_PROGRAMS = \
@@ -1124,9 +1122,6 @@
 endif
 endif

-pdns.conf-dist: pdns_server
-	$(AM_V_GEN)./pdns_server --no-config --config 2>/dev/null > $@
-
 testrunner_SOURCES = \
 	arguments.cc \
 	auth-caches.cc auth-caches.hh \
