diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c8457c54..9640d1d5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
   install.txt \
   m4 \
   postinstall-pak \
-  readme.txt \
   tcutils \
   tests \
   vrplayer \
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index b4a79af8..00000000
--- a/readme.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-xrdp 0.9.1
-
-The contents of this file has been moved to README.md