diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 802fa3176..0d21b349f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -22,51 +22,3 @@ DIST_SUBDIRS = macros include lib $(subdirs) src c++ bindings tests doc \
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I macros
 
-# Hack for generating the win32 binaries
-
-.PHONY: dist-win32
-
-distdirw32="$(distdir)-win32"
-# FIXME: get libusb-win32 path from configure
-libusb_win32_bin_path=$(top_builddir)/../libusb-win32-bin-1.2.4.0
-msvc_toolkit_path=~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Microsoft\ Visual\ C++\ Toolkit\ 2003
-zipdir=hamlib-win32-$(VERSION)
-
-# aka unix2dos
-TODOS=todos
-
-dist-win32:
-	@# Import internal ./libltdl and build it for mingw32
-	mkdir -p $(distdirw32)/_build $(distdirw32)/_inst
-	@# Configure and build hamlib for mingw32, with libusb-win32
-	@# FIXME: Need to forge a file libusb.pc
-	$(am__cd) $(distdirw32)/_build \
-	&& ( test -d libltdl || ( libtoolize --ltdl && \
-		$(am__cd) libltdl && ./configure --disable-static --host=i586-mingw32msvc && make ) ) \
-	&& ../../$(top_srcdir)/configure --disable-static \
-			--host=i586-mingw32msvc \
-			--prefix=`pwd`/../_inst \
-			--without-rpc-backends \
-			--without-cxx-binding \
-			PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=../../$(libusb_win32_bin_path)/lib/pkgconfig \
-	&& make $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install
-	mkdir -p $(zipdir)/bin $(zipdir)/lib/msvc $(zipdir)/lib/gcc $(zipdir)/include
-	cp -a $(distdirw32)/_build/src/libhamlib.def $(zipdir)/lib/msvc/libhamlib-@ABI_VERSION@.def
-	cp -a $(distdirw32)/_inst/include/hamlib $(zipdir)/include/.
-	$(TODOS) $(zipdir)/lib/msvc/libhamlib-@ABI_VERSION@.def $(zipdir)/include/hamlib/*.h
-	@# C++ binding is pointless on win32 because of its ABI
-	rm -f $(zipdir)/include/hamlib/{rig,rot}class.h
-	for f in README README.betatester LICENSE COPYING.LIB README_VB ; do \
-		cp -a $(top_srcdir)/$${f} $(zipdir)/$${f}.txt && $(TODOS) $(zipdir)/$${f}.txt ; done
-	cp -a $(distdirw32)/_inst/bin/{libhamlib-@ABI_VERSION@.dll,rigctld.exe,rigctl.exe,rigmem.exe,rigsmtr.exe,rigswr.exe,rotctld.exe,rotctl.exe} $(zipdir)/bin/.
-	cp -a $(distdirw32)/_inst/lib/hamlib/hamlib-*.dll $(zipdir)/bin/.
-	cp -a $(distdirw32)/_inst/lib/libhamlib.dll.a $(zipdir)/lib/gcc
-	@# NB: Do no strip libusb0.dll
-	i586-mingw32msvc-strip $(zipdir)/bin/*.exe $(zipdir)/bin/*hamlib-*.dll
-	cp -a ${libusb_win32_bin_path}/bin/x86/libusb0_x86.dll $(zipdir)/bin/libusb0.dll
-	@# Need VC++ free toolkit installed somewhere (TODO: or dlltool is enough?)
-	$(am__cd) $(zipdir)/lib/msvc/ && \
-		wine $(msvc_toolkit_path)/bin/link.exe /lib /machine:i386 /def:libhamlib-@ABI_VERSION@.def || true
-	zip -r hamlib-win32-$(VERSION).zip $(zipdir)
-	rm -rf $(distdirw32)
-