diff --git a/contrib/Makefile.in b/contrib/Makefile.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 09984384f9..0000000000
--- a/contrib/Makefile.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Makefile : Builds wxWindows utils for Unix.
-#
-
-all:
-	cd src; $(MAKE)
-
-clean:
-	cd src; $(MAKE) clean
-	cd samples; $(MAKE) clean
-	cd utils; $(MAKE) clean
-    
-
-samples:
-	cd samples; $(MAKE)
-
-install:
-	cd src; $(MAKE) install
diff --git a/contrib/samples/Makefile.in b/contrib/samples/Makefile.in
deleted file mode 100644
index b7e7733d41..0000000000
--- a/contrib/samples/Makefile.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# $Id$
-
-CONTRIB_SAMPLES=stc svg
-
-all:
-	@for d in $(CONTRIB_SAMPLES); do (cd $$d && $(MAKE)); done
-
-clean:
-	@for d in $(CONTRIB_SAMPLES); do (cd $$d && $(MAKE) clean); done
-
diff --git a/contrib/utils/Makefile.in b/contrib/utils/Makefile.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 7512ecb586..0000000000
--- a/contrib/utils/Makefile.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# $Id$
-
-CONTRIB_UTILS=convertrc
-
-all:
-	@for d in $(CONTRIB_UTILS); do (cd $$d && $(MAKE)); done
-
-clean:
-	@for d in $(CONTRIB_UTILS); do (cd $$d && $(MAKE) clean); done
-