diff --git a/webshell/Makefile.in b/webshell/Makefile.in
index 26c3fd8d97af..4231e2f98a04 100644
--- a/webshell/Makefile.in
+++ b/webshell/Makefile.in
@@ -44,50 +44,4 @@ include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 
 DIRS		= public
 
-# XXX Export the viewer samples from here 
-# XXX so that we have them in our release builds. 
-# XXX move these back to tests/viewer when we stop shipping with debug menus
-#
-
-EXPORT_RESOURCE_SAMPLES	:= \
-			$(wildcard $(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/test*.html) \
-			$(wildcard $(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/toolbarTest*.xul) \
-			$(wildcard $(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/treeTest*.xul) \
-			$(wildcard $(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/treeTest*.css) \
-			$(wildcard $(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/slider*.xul) \
-			$(wildcard $(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/scrollbar*.xul) \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/resources/find.html \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/resources/printsetup.html \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/resources/image_props.html \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/aform.css \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/bform.css \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/cform.css \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/demoform.css \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/mozform.css \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/xulTest.css \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/Anieyes.gif \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/gear1.gif \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/rock_gra.gif \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/beeptest.html \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/soundtest.html \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/bg.jpg \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/raptor.jpg \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/test.wav \
-			$(srcdir)/tests/viewer/samples/checkboxTest.xul \
-			$(NULL)
-
-EXPORT_RESOURCE_THROBBER := $(wildcard $(srcdir)/tests/viewer/throbber/anim*.gif)
-
-
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
-
-libs::
-	$(INSTALL) $(EXPORT_RESOURCE_SAMPLES) $(DIST)/bin/res/samples
-	$(INSTALL) $(EXPORT_RESOURCE_THROBBER) $(DIST)/bin/res/throbber
-	$(INSTALL) $(srcdir)/tests/viewer/resources/viewer.properties $(DIST)/bin/res
-
-install::
-	$(SYSINSTALL) $(IFLAGS1) $(EXPORT_RESOURCE_SAMPLES) $(DESTDIR)$(mozappdir)/res/samples
-	$(SYSINSTALL) $(IFLAGS1) $(EXPORT_RESOURCE_THROBBER) $(DESTDIR)$(mozappdir)/res/throbber
-	$(SYSINSTALL) $(IFLAGS1) $(srcdir)/tests/viewer/resources/viewer.properties $(DESTDIR)$(mozappdir)/res
-