diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b68c949b..2eef778c 100755
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ SUBDIRS = $(basedirs) $(GUISUBDIRS)
 DIST_SUBDIRS = $(basedirs) SparkleShare
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
-	gnome-doc-utils.make \
 	legal/LICENSE \
 	legal/TRADEMARK \
 	README.md \
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 3af42db6..b220e638 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -64,15 +64,6 @@ check_autotool_version $LIBTOOLIZE 1.4.3
 check_autotool_version intltoolize 0.35.0
 check_autotool_version pkg-config 0.14.0
 
-if [ $(pkg-config --modversion gnome-doc-utils 2> /dev/null) ]; then
-    run gnome-doc-prepare --automake --force
-else
-    echo "gnome-doc-utils not found; user help will not be built"
-    echo "AC_DEFUN([GNOME_DOC_INIT], [AC_MSG_NOTICE([])])" > build/m4/gnome-doc-utils.m4
-    ACLOCAL_FLAGS="-I build/m4 $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
-    touch gnome-doc-utils.make
-fi
-
 run intltoolize --force --copy
 run $LIBTOOLIZE --force --copy --automake
 run aclocal -I build/m4/sparkleshare -I build/m4/shamrock -I build/m4/shave $ACLOCAL_FLAGS
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d937d0a3..e3df6938 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ SHAMROCK_EXPAND_LIBDIR
 SHAMROCK_EXPAND_BINDIR
 SHAMROCK_EXPAND_DATADIR
 
-dnl Help files
-SHAMROCK_CHECK_GNOME_DOC_UTILS(0.17.3)
-
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 
 dnl Mono and gmcs