diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 62786b9e8..2af152516 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -420,11 +420,6 @@ dist release: distclean doc
 				 -print		\
 		-exec rm -rf {} \; ;            \
 						\
-	find busybox-$(VERSION)/ -type f	\
-				 -name .cvsignore \
-				 -print		\
-		-exec rm -f {}  \; ;            \
-						\
 	find busybox-$(VERSION)/ -type f	\
 				 -name .\#*	\
 				 -print		\