diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index abbbc97577b748d637e487fc135b9c79c2e48296..d99f281c822886043073d92321ef6043a72f89dc 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)
 
 # The libraries have to be given in reverse order (most basic libraries
-# last).  Also, due to some misunderstanding, a lot of libraries include the
-# -L option in LDFLAGS instead of LIBS -- so we have to include the LDFLAGS
-# here as well.
+# last).
 LDADD = \
 	$(DUNE_LDFLAGS) $(DUNE_LIBS) \
 	$(ALUGRID_LIBS) \
@@ -98,11 +96,4 @@ AM_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(ALUGRID_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PYTHON_LDFLAGS)
 
-# pass most important options when "make distcheck" is used
-DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = \
-	--with-dune-common=$(DUNE_COMMON_ROOT) \
-	--with-dune-fufem=$(DUNE_FUFEM_ROOT) \
-	--with-dune-tnnmg=$(DUNE_TNNMG_ROOT) \
-	CXX="$(CXX)" CC="$(CC)"
-
 include $(top_srcdir)/am/global-rules