diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4325bb2..293ec47 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 NAME=redhat-rpm-config
 VERSION=$(shell awk '/Version:/ { print $$2 }' $(NAME).spec)
 
-CVSROOT = $(shell cat CVS/Root 2>/dev/null || :)
-
 CVSTAG = REDHAT_RPM_CONFIG_$(subst .,_,$(VERSION))
 
 all: