diff --git a/src/util/Makefile.in b/src/util/Makefile.in
index 8604d2aa26..5c74b3701e 100644
--- a/src/util/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/util/Makefile.in
@@ -438,8 +438,6 @@ test:
 	cd test; $(MAKE)
 
 include ../config/Makefile.version
-${DESTDIR}${bindir}/sys: sys
-	${INSTALL} $? $@
 
 dest: \
 	${DEST}/include/afs/dirpath.h \