diff --git a/met/data/config/Makefile.am b/met/data/config/Makefile.am
index 792ad51081..09d8ebdaef 100644
--- a/met/data/config/Makefile.am
+++ b/met/data/config/Makefile.am
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ config_DATA = \
 	WWMCARegridConfig_default \
 	PlotModeFieldConfig_default \
 	Point2GridConfig_default \
-	README \
 	README_TC
 
 EXTRA_DIST = ${config_DATA}