diff --git a/include/Make/Install.make b/include/Make/Install.make
index 6b7f036da7..d7d0b8be74 100644
--- a/include/Make/Install.make
+++ b/include/Make/Install.make
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ real-install: | $(INST_DIR) $(UNIX_BIN)
 	-rm $(INST_DIR)/$(GRASSMAKE)
 	$(MAKE) $(INST_DIR)/$(GRASSMAKE)
 
-	-$(INSTALL) config.status $(INST_DIR)/config.status
 	-$(CHMOD) -R a+rX $(INST_DIR) 2>/dev/null
 
 ifneq ($(findstring darwin,$(ARCH)),)