diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2d6d180e0..1744a5de0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ install-exec-local: .stamp-distutils-in-builddir
 # about how distutils works to do this.  Unfortunately, distutils
 # doesn't provide a way to do this itself.
 uninstall-local:
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/$(pythondir)/cupshelpers*.egg-info
 	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)/$(pythondir)/cupshelpers/__pycache__
-	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)/$(pythondir)/cupshelpers*.egg
 	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)/$(pythondir)/cupshelpers*.dist-info
 	for file in $(EXPORT_MODULES) $(EXPORT_MODULES_GEN); do	\
 		rm -f $(DESTDIR)/$(pythondir)/$$file*;		\
@@ -401,8 +399,6 @@ DISTCLEANFILES=*.pyc *.pyo *~ *.bak \
 distclean-local:
 	rm -rf html
 	rm -rf cupshelpers/__pycache__
-	rm -rf cupshelpers.egg-info/
-	rm -rf dist/cupshelpers*.egg
 	rm -rf dist
 
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