--- doc/Makefile.in
+++ doc/Makefile.in
@@ -648,10 +648,6 @@ maintainer-clean-local:
 all: $(generated_docs)
 
 install-data-hook: $(static_docs) $(toplevel_docs) $(generated_docs)
-	$(MKDIR_P) -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)
-	@if [ ! -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ngircd.conf ]; then \
-	  ${MAKE} install-config; \
-	 fi
 	$(MKDIR_P) -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(docdir)
 	for f in $(static_docs) $(toplevel_docs); do \
 	  $(INSTALL) -m 644 -c $(srcdir)/$$f $(DESTDIR)$(docdir)/; \