diff --git a/Examples/guile/class/Makefile b/Examples/guile/class/Makefile
index 0130e5fc1..8de4f292b 100644
--- a/Examples/guile/class/Makefile
+++ b/Examples/guile/class/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ SWIG       = $(TOP)/../preinst-swig
 CXXSRCS    = example.cxx
 TARGET     = example
 INTERFACE  = example.i
-TOP        = ../..
 
 check: build
 	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile guile_run