diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/vader/Makefile.am b/ompi/mca/btl/vader/Makefile.am
index ff023e8cac..1f4122ba47 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/vader/Makefile.am
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/vader/Makefile.am
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(btl_vader_CPPFLAGS)
 
-EXTRA_DIST = .windows
-
 dist_pkgdata_DATA = help-mpi-btl-vader.txt
 
 libmca_btl_vader_la_sources = \