diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 834bfa407..a90ad1519 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ DOCS_PAGES = \
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
   Jamfile \
-  project-root.jam \
   Jamroot.jam \
   CMakeLists.txt \
   LICENSE \
diff --git a/project-root.jam b/project-root.jam
deleted file mode 100755
index e69de29bb..000000000