--- a/makefile.in
+++ b/makefile.in
@@ -111,17 +111,6 @@
 %.o: %.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFS) $< -c -o $@ $(DEFS)
 
-##
-## Hack - make sure the build system is consistant.
-##
-makefile: configure makefile.in
-	$(CONFIGURE)
-	
-configure: configure.in
-	aclocal
-	autoheader
-	autoconf
-
 dirs:
 	-mkdir $(DESTDIR)
 	-mkdir $(addprefix $(DESTDIR),$(filter-out $(srcdirlist), $(dirlist)))
@@ -205,7 +194,7 @@
 	@echo $(srcdirlist) $(srcfiles)
 
 # Hack to remake files depending on DEFAULT_PATH
-.default_path: makefile
+.default_path: 
 	@if [ ! -r .default_path ]; then \
 		echo "$(DESTDIR)" > .default_path; \
 	fi