diff --git a/plugins/Make.plugin b/plugins/Make.plugin
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a4c56fd..00000000
--- a/plugins/Make.plugin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-# Makefile stub for creating standalone plugin distributions.
-
-plugin_dist: pg_dist pg_dist/config.status
-	pgi=`cd $(srcdir)/.. && pwd`; cd pg_dist; \
-		$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) PLUGIN_INCLUDES=-I$$pgi distcheck dist
-
-pg_dist: pg_distdir pg_dist/configure.in pg_dist/install-sh
-	cd pg_dist \
-	&& libtoolize --copy --force --automake \
-	&& automake --copy --add-missing --foreign \
-	&& autoconf -l ../$(top_srcdir)
-
-pg_distdir: $(DISTFILES)
-	test -d pg_dist || mkdir pg_dist
-	for dfile in $(DISTFILES); do \
-		test -f $$dfile && cp $$dfile pg_dist \
-		|| test -f $(srcdir)/$$dfile && cp $(srcdir)/$$dfile pg_dist; done
-	sed '/Make.plugin/d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.am > pg_dist/Makefile.am
-
-pg_dist/configure.in: $(srcdir)/../plugin-conf.in
-	rm -f pg_dist/configure.in
-	test -f $(srcdir)/config.stub \
-	&& cat $(srcdir)/config.stub > pg_dist/configure.in || true
-	cat $(srcdir)/../plugin-conf.in | \
-		sed 's%@PLUGIN_VERSION@%$(PLUGIN_VERSION)%; \
-		s%@PLUGIN@%$(PLUGIN)%' >> pg_dist/configure.in
-
-pg_dist/install-sh: pg_distdir
-	cp $(top_srcdir)/install-sh pg_dist
-
-pg_dist/config.status: pg_dist/configure
-	cd pg_dist \
-	&& test -f config.status && $(SHELL) ./config.status --recheck \
-	|| $(SHELL) ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode
-
-DISTCLEANFILES = pg_dist/* pg_dist
-
-#
diff --git a/plugins/plugin-conf.in b/plugins/plugin-conf.in
deleted file mode 100644
index f43f5c53..00000000
--- a/plugins/plugin-conf.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-AC_INIT(@PLUGIN@-config.h.in)
-AM_CONFIG_HEADER(@PLUGIN@-config.h)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(hexchat-@PLUGIN@, @PLUGIN_VERSION@)
-AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
-AM_DISABLE_STATIC
-AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
-
-AC_ARG_WITH(plugin-includes,
-[  --with-plugin-includes  directory containing hexchat-plugin.h],
-	PLUGIN_INCLUDES=$enableval)
-
-AC_SUBST(PLUGIN_INCLUDES)
-
-hexchatlibdir=${libdir}/hexchat
-AC_SUBST(hexchatlibdir)
-
-AC_OUTPUT(
-Makefile
-)