--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 MAYBE_PYTHONLIB = python
 endif
 
-SUBDIRS = m4 libiptcdata po iptc docs win $(MAYBE_PYTHONLIB)
+SUBDIRS = m4 libiptcdata po win $(MAYBE_PYTHONLIB)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = @PACKAGE@.spec
 
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 	distdir dist dist-all distcheck
 ETAGS = etags
 CTAGS = ctags
-DIST_SUBDIRS = m4 libiptcdata po iptc docs win python
+DIST_SUBDIRS = m4 libiptcdata po win python
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(DIST_SOURCES) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 distdir = $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)
 top_distdir = $(distdir)
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 @PYTHONLIB_TRUE@MAYBE_PYTHONLIB = python
-SUBDIRS = m4 libiptcdata po iptc docs win $(MAYBE_PYTHONLIB)
+SUBDIRS = m4 libiptcdata po win $(MAYBE_PYTHONLIB)
 EXTRA_DIST = @PACKAGE@.spec
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-gtk-doc
