diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d20571fa64..004a557e6d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ list-tests:
 	 $(PERL) $(SRCDIR)/test/run_tests.pl list
 	@ : 
 
-install: install_sw install_ssldirs install_docs
+install: install_sw install_ssldirs
 
 uninstall: uninstall_docs uninstall_sw
 
@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ install_sw: install_dev install_engines install_runtime
 
 uninstall_sw: uninstall_runtime uninstall_engines uninstall_dev
 
-install_docs: install_man_docs install_html_docs
-
 uninstall_docs: uninstall_man_docs uninstall_html_docs
 	$(RM) -r "$(DESTDIR)$(DOCDIR)"
 
@@ -496,25 +494,12 @@ uninstall_runtime_libs:
 	@$(ECHO) "*** Uninstalling runtime libraries"
 	@ : 
 
-
-install_man_docs:
-	@[ -n "$(INSTALLTOP)" ] || (echo INSTALLTOP should not be empty; exit 1)
-	@$(ECHO) "*** Installing manpages"
-	$(PERL) $(SRCDIR)/util/process_docs.pl \
-		"--destdir=$(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)" --type=man --suffix=$(MANSUFFIX)
-
 uninstall_man_docs:
 	@$(ECHO) "*** Uninstalling manpages"
 	$(PERL) $(SRCDIR)/util/process_docs.pl \
 		"--destdir=$(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)" --type=man --suffix=$(MANSUFFIX) \
 		--remove
 
-install_html_docs:
-	@[ -n "$(INSTALLTOP)" ] || (echo INSTALLTOP should not be empty; exit 1)
-	@$(ECHO) "*** Installing HTML manpages"
-	$(PERL) $(SRCDIR)/util/process_docs.pl \
-		"--destdir=$(DESTDIR)$(HTMLDIR)" --type=html
-
 uninstall_html_docs:
 	@$(ECHO) "*** Uninstalling manpages"
 	$(PERL) $(SRCDIR)/util/process_docs.pl \