diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index 5b698bef8a..be66356b23 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	focus_tracking.txt		\
 	gtkdocs_fix			\
 	make-todo			\
-	refcounting.txt			\
 	RELEASE-HOWTO			\
 	sizing-test.txt			\
 	styles.txt			\