diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 014285ea1..5b0128873 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -304,10 +304,8 @@ INSTALL         = @abs_srcdir@/Tools/config/install-sh -c
 INSTALL_DATA    = ${INSTALL} -m 644
 INSTALL_PROGRAM = ${INSTALL} -m 755
 MKINSTDIRS      = @abs_srcdir@/Tools/config/install-sh -m 0755 -d
-M4_SOURCE_DIR   = @abs_srcdir@/Tools/config
-M4_INSTALL_DIR  = @datadir@/aclocal
 
-install: install-main install-lib install-m4
+install: install-main install-lib
 	@echo "Installation complete"
 
 install-main:
@@ -349,18 +347,11 @@ install-lib:
 	done
 
 
-install-m4:
-	@echo "Installing M4 macros"
-	@$(MKINSTDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(M4_INSTALL_DIR)
-	@echo "Installing $(DESTDIR)$(M4_INSTALL_DIR)/swig.m4"
-	@$(INSTALL_DATA) $(M4_SOURCE_DIR)/swig.m4 $(DESTDIR)$(M4_INSTALL_DIR)/swig.m4
-
-
 #####################################################################
 # TARGETS: uninstall & friends
 #####################################################################
 
-uninstall: uninstall-main uninstall-lib uninstall-m4
+uninstall: uninstall-main uninstall-lib
 	@echo "Uninstall complete"
 
 uninstall-main:
@@ -371,10 +362,6 @@ uninstall-lib:
 	@echo "Uninstalling the SWIG library"
 	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(SWIG_LIB)/
 
-uninstall-m4:
-	@echo "Uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(M4_INSTALL_DIR)/swig.m4"
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(M4_INSTALL_DIR)/swig.m4
-
 ############################################################################
 # DIST and other maintenance
 ############################################################################