diff --git a/cde/Makefile.am b/cde/Makefile.am
index aee728b58..aeaa306a1 100644
--- a/cde/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/Makefile.am
@@ -10,6 +10,3 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in \
 
 SUBDIRS = lib logs programs doc
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4
-
-ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I admin