diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 42c424dd5..0d5151462 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+2001-05-27  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
+
+	* Make.common.in: Remove obsolete dependency tracking system.
+	* configure.in: Likewise.
+	* edit/Makefile.in: Likewise.
+	* gnome/Makefile.in: Likewise.
+	* gtkedit/Makefile.in: Likewise.
+	* slang/Makefile.in: Likewise.
+	* src/Makefile.in: Likewise.
+	* vfs/Make-mc.in: Likewise.
+	* src/depend.awk: Remove.
+
 2001-05-26  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
 	* gtkedit/syntax.c (syntax_text): Add support for Octave files.
diff --git a/Make.common.in b/Make.common.in
index 537ff26bf..6a84356a1 100644
--- a/Make.common.in
+++ b/Make.common.in
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ MV = mv
 CP = cp
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 AWK = @AWK@
-AWK_VAR_OPTION = @AWK_VAR_OPTION@
 
 # Flags & libs
 # No way, to make make happy (except GNU), we cannot use := to append
@@ -83,8 +82,7 @@ hpath = -I$(mcsrcdir) -I$(slangdir) -I$(vfsdir)
 # Rules
 first_rule: all
 
-@PHONY@ all check cross TAGS clean install uninstall distcopy depend dep
-@PHONY@ fastdep fastdepslang fastdepvfs fastdeploc slowdep
+.PHONY: all check cross TAGS clean install uninstall distcopy depend
 
 @PCENTRULE@../slang/%.o : ../slang/%.c
 @PCENTRULE@	cd ../slang; $(MAKE) libmcslang.a
@@ -92,24 +90,6 @@ first_rule: all
 @PCENTRULE@../vfs/%.o : ../vfs/%.c
 @PCENTRULE@	cd ../vfs; $(MAKE) libvfs.a
 
-fastdep: dummy
-	if test x"`echo $(srcdir)/*.[ch]`" != x'$(srcdir)/*.[ch]'; then { cd $(srcdir); $(AWK) -f $(mcsrcdir)/depend.awk $(AWK_VAR_OPTION) hpath="$(hpath)" $(AWK_VAR_OPTION) srcdir="$(srcdir)" *.[ch];} > .depend; fi
-	-$(MAKE) fastdeploc
-	@WRITEDEP@
-
-fastdepslang:
-@PCENTRULE@	{ { { cd ../slang; $(MAKE) showlibdep;} | grep OBJS; cat .depend;} | { cd $(slangdir); $(AWK) -f $(mcsrcdir)/depend.awk $(AWK_VAR_OPTION) dolib="../slang libmcslang.a" $(AWK_VAR_OPTION) hpath="$(hpath)" $(AWK_VAR_OPTION) srcdir="$(slangdir)";};} >> .depend
-
-fastdepvfs:
-@PCENTRULE@	{ { { cd ../vfs; $(MAKE) showlibdep;} | grep OBJS; cat .depend;} | { cd $(vfsdir); $(AWK) -f $(mcsrcdir)/depend.awk $(AWK_VAR_OPTION) dolib="../vfs libvfs.a" $(AWK_VAR_OPTION) hpath="$(hpath)" $(AWK_VAR_OPTION) srcdir="$(vfsdir)";};} >> .depend
-
-slowdep: dummy
-	if test x"`echo $(srcdir)/*.[ch]`" != x'$(srcdir)/*.[ch]'; then \
-	$(CPP) -M $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/*.c > .depend; fi
-	@WRITEDEP@
-
-mcdep: @dep@
-
 dummy:
 
 # Added for compatability with Automake
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ef49b9a87..f737421ee 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -15,22 +15,6 @@ AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_PROG_AWK
-if test x"$AWK" = x; then
-    AWK=":"
-    AWK_VAR_OPTION=""
-    dep=slowdep
-else
-    dep=fastdep
-
-    # test whether awk needs -v for variables (e.g. Solaris) or not (e.g. SunOs 4)
-    if test x"`echo | $AWK 'BEGIN { print variable; exit }' variable=123`" = x123; then
-        AWK_VAR_OPTION=""
-    else
-        AWK_VAR_OPTION="-v"
-    fi
-fi
-AC_SUBST(AWK_VAR_OPTION)
-AC_SUBST(dep)
 AC_PROG_GNU_MAKE
 
 AC_AIX
@@ -303,20 +287,17 @@ AC_SUBST(NETFILES)
 
 LIBVFS=""
 LVFS=""
-fastdepvfs=""
 vfs_type="normal"
 if test $use_vfs = yes
 then
 	LIBVFS="libvfs-mc.a"
 	LVFS="-lvfs-mc"
-	fastdepvfs=fastdepvfs
 	MCCPPFLAGS="$MCCPPFLAGS -I\$(vfsdir)"
 	AC_MSG_RESULT([Using the VFS switch code])
 	vfs_type="Midnight Commander Virtual File System"
 fi
 AC_SUBST(LIBVFS)
 AC_SUBST(LVFS)
-AC_SUBST(fastdepvfs)
 
 screen_manager=unknown
 search_ncurses=false
@@ -422,13 +403,11 @@ dnl
 dnl Check for Gnome
 dnl
 mx=""
-gmcdep=""
 libgtkedit=""
 xvers="none"
 
 GNOME_INIT_HOOK([
 	mx=mx
- 	gmcdep=gmcdep
 	libgtkedit="libgtkedit.a"
 	if test x"$xvers" = xnone; then
 	    xvers="Gnome"
@@ -451,7 +430,6 @@ dnl Check for new enough gnome-libs
 ])
 AC_SUBST(gnomeicondir)
 AC_SUBST(mx)
-AC_SUBST(gmcdep)
 AC_SUBST(libgtkedit)
 AC_SUBST(GNOMEGNORBA_LIBS)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(GNOME, [test x"$mx" = xmx])
@@ -715,7 +693,6 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(included-slang,
 
 LIBSLANG=""
 LSLANG=""
-fastdepslang=""
 AC_ARG_WITH(slang,
 	[--with-slang		   Compile with the slang screen manager],[
 	if test x$withval = xyes; then
@@ -725,7 +702,6 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(slang,
 
 AC_SUBST(LIBSLANG)
 AC_SUBST(LSLANG)
-AC_SUBST(fastdepslang)
 
 LIBEDIT_A=""
 MCEDIT=""
@@ -937,18 +913,8 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBS)
 
 ac_cv_make_with_percent_rules=no
 if test x$ac_cv_prog_gnu_make = xyes; then
-    PHONY='.PHONY:'
-    DOTDEPEND='-include .depend'
-    WRITEDEP=":"
     ac_cv_make_with_percent_rules=yes
-else
-    PHONY='#'
-    DOTDEPEND=""
-    WRITEDEP='sed "/^. \*\*\*Dependencies\*\*\*/,/^. \*\*\*End of dependencies\*\*\*/d" < Makefile > Makefile.conf; { cat Makefile.conf; echo "# ***Dependencies***Do not edit***"; cat .depend; echo "# ***End of dependencies***" } > Makefile; $(RMF) Makefile.conf .depend'
 fi
-AC_SUBST(PHONY)
-AC_SUBST(WRITEDEP)
-AC_SUBST(DOTDEPEND)
 
 MCF=./Make.common
 AC_SUBST_FILE(MCF)
diff --git a/edit/Makefile.in b/edit/Makefile.in
index b4eee808c..12473252c 100644
--- a/edit/Makefile.in
+++ b/edit/Makefile.in
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ mcedit:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(binprefix)mcedit
 	$(LN_S) mc $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(binprefix)mcedit
 
-showlibdep:
-	@echo 'OBJS="$(EDITOBJS)"'
-
 TAGS: $(EDITSRC)
 	etags $(EDITSRC)
 
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ clean: mostlyclean
 
 distclean: clean
 	rm -f $(EDITLINKS)
-	rm -f .depend
 	rm -f TAGS
 	rm -f *~
 	rm -f Makefile
@@ -86,10 +82,5 @@ distdir:
 	  do cp -p $(srcdir)/$$I $(distdir) || exit 1; \
 	done
 
-depend dep: mcdep
+depend:
 
-fastdeploc:
-
-# ***Dependencies***Do not edit***
-@DOTDEPEND@
-# ***End of dependencies***
diff --git a/gnome/Makefile.in b/gnome/Makefile.in
index 81b437002..d82f89919 100644
--- a/gnome/Makefile.in
+++ b/gnome/Makefile.in
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ clean: mostlyclean
 	  $(CORBA_GENERATED) $(MAGICDEV_GENERATED)
 
 distclean: clean cleansourcelinks
-	rm -f .depend
 	rm -f TAGS
 	rm -f *~
 	rm -f Makefile
@@ -335,12 +334,5 @@ uninstall:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(corbadir)/gmc.gnorba
 	-rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(corbadir)
 
-depend dep: @gmcdep@
+depend:
 
-gmcdep: checklinks mcdep
-
-fastdeploc: @fastdepslang@ @fastdepvfs@
-
-# ***Dependencies***Do not edit***
-@DOTDEPEND@
-# ***End of dependencies***
diff --git a/gtkedit/Makefile.in b/gtkedit/Makefile.in
index 99f4a11c6..7f8d34879 100644
--- a/gtkedit/Makefile.in
+++ b/gtkedit/Makefile.in
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ mcedit:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(binprefix)mcedit
 	$(LN_S) mc $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(binprefix)mcedit
 
-showlibdep:
-	@echo 'OBJS="$(EDITOBJS)"'
-
 TAGS: $(EDITSRC)
 	etags $(EDITSRC)
 
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ clean: mostlyclean
 	rm -f libgtkedit.a
 
 distclean: clean
-	rm -f .depend
 	rm -f TAGS
 	rm -f *~
 	rm -f Makefile
@@ -79,10 +75,5 @@ distdir:
 	  do cp -p $(srcdir)/$$I $(distdir) || exit 1; \
 	done
 
-depend dep: mcdep
+depend:
 
-fastdeploc:
-
-# ***Dependencies***Do not edit***
-@DOTDEPEND@
-# ***End of dependencies***
diff --git a/slang/Makefile.in b/slang/Makefile.in
index 442fa553a..b8a227d04 100644
--- a/slang/Makefile.in
+++ b/slang/Makefile.in
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ libmcslang.a: $(SLANGOBJS)
 	$(AR) cr $@ $(SLANGOBJS)
 	-$(RANLIB) $@
 
-showlibdep:
-	@echo 'OBJS="$(SLANGOBJS)"'
-
 TAGS: $(SLANGSRCS)
 	etags $(SLANGSRCS)
 
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ clean: mostlyclean
 	rm -f libmcslang.a
 
 distclean: clean
-	rm -f .depend slang.h
+	rm -f slang.h
 	rm -f TAGS
 	rm -f *~
 	rm -f Makefile
@@ -72,10 +69,5 @@ distdir:
 
 install uninstall:
 
-depend dep: mcdep
+depend:
 
-fastdeploc:
-
-# ***Dependencies***Do not edit***
-@DOTDEPEND@
-# ***End of dependencies***
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 25fe6df92..7abc9bdd0 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ OBJS =	dir.o util.o screen.o dialog.o key.o keyxdef.o menu.o		\
 
 DISTFILES = \
 	$(HDRS) $(SRCS) Makefile.in TODO ChangeLog OChangeLog man2hlp.c \
-	gindex.pl cons.saver.c ncurses.patch mc.hlp depend.awk mfmt.c
+	gindex.pl cons.saver.c ncurses.patch mc.hlp mfmt.c
 
 all: mc mcmfmt $(srcdir)/mc.hlp @cons_saver@ Makefile
 
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ clean: mostlyclean
 	rm -f mc cons.saver man2hlp mc.html mcmfmt
 
 distclean: clean
-	rm -f .depend
 	rm -f TAGS
 	rm -f *~
 	rm -f Makefile
@@ -156,10 +155,5 @@ distdir: $(srcdir)/mc.hlp
 	  do cp -p $(srcdir)/$$I $(distdir) || exit 1; \
 	done
 
-depend dep: mcdep
+depend:
 
-fastdeploc: @fastdepslang@ @fastdepvfs@
-
-# ***Dependencies***Do not edit***
-@DOTDEPEND@
-# ***End of dependencies***
diff --git a/src/depend.awk b/src/depend.awk
deleted file mode 100644
index ec28b55fd..000000000
--- a/src/depend.awk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,163 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/awk -f
-# This is an awk script which does dependencies. We do NOT want it to
-# recursively follow #include directives.
-# We only add to dependencies those files which are inside of the rootdir 
-# tree :)
-
-#
-# Surely there is a more elegant way to see if a file exists.  Anyone know
-# what it is?
-#
-function fileExists(f,    TMP, dummy, result) {
-	if(result=FILEHASH[f]) {
-		if(result=="Yes") {
-			return "Yes"
-		} else {return ""}
-	}
-	ERRNO = getline dummy < f
-	if(ERRNO >= 0) {
-		close(f)
-		return FILEHASH[f]="Yes"
-	} else {
-		FILEHASH[f]="No"
-		return ""
-	}
-}
-
-function Canonic(path) {
-	while (path ~ "/[^/]*/\\.\\./")
-	    gsub("/[^/]*/\\.\\./","/",path)
-	return path
-}
-
-BEGIN{
-	hasdep=0
-	objprefix=""
-	USEDC=0
-	if(dolib) {
-	    # dolib = "libdirectory libname"
-	    split(dolib, dlib)
-	    I=0
-	    rootdir=srcdir
-	    sub("/$","",rootdir)
-	    sub("/[^/]*$","",rootdir)
-	    while (getline > 0) {
-		if ($0 ~ "OBJS") {
-		    objs=$0
-		} else if ($0 ~ "^/.*\\.h:  \\\\$") {
-		    sub(":  \\\\$","",$0)
-		    USED[USEDC]=$0
-		    ++USEDC
-		}
-	    }
-	    sub("^OBJS=[ ]*\"[ ]*","",objs)
-	    sub("\"[ ]*","",objs)
-	    split(objs, obj)
-	    printf "%s: ", dlib[2]
-	    sub("/$","", dlib[1])
-	    objprefix=dlib[1]"/"
-	    for (fname in obj) {
-		fullname=dlib[1]"/"obj[fname]
-		printf " \\\n   %s", fullname
-		sub("\\.o$",".c",obj[fname])
-		ARGV[ARGC]=obj[fname]
-		++ARGC
-	    }
-	    printf "\n"
-	}
-	if(!hpath) {
-	    print "hpath is not set"
-	    exit 1
-	}
-	if(!srcdir) {
-	    print "srcdir is not set"
-	    exit 1
-	}
-	sub("[/ ]*$","",srcdir)
-	srcdir=srcdir"/"
-	sub("^\./$","",srcdir)
-	split(hpath, parray)
-	for(path in parray) {
-	    sub("^-I","",parray[path])
-	    sub("[/ ]*$","",parray[path])
-	    parray[path]=Canonic(parray[path])
-	}
-	for(path in ARGV) {
-	    USED[USEDC]=Canonic(srcdir""ARGV[path])
-	    ++USEDC
-	}
-}
-
-/^#[ 	]*include[ 	]*[<"][^ 	]*[>"]/{
-	found=0
-	if(LASTFILE!=FILENAME) {
-		if (hasdep) {
-			print cmd
-			hasdep=0
-		}
-		cmd=""
-		LASTFILE=FILENAME
-		depname=FILENAME
-		relpath=FILENAME
-		sub("\\.c$",".o: ",depname)
-		if (depname==FILENAME) {
-			depname=srcdir""depname
-			depname=Canonic(depname)
-			cmd="\n\t@touch "depname
-		} else
-			depname=objprefix""depname
-		sub("\\.h$",".h: ",depname)
-		if(relpath ~ "^\\." ) {
-			sub("[^/]*$","",  relpath)
-			relpath=relpath"/"
-			sub("//","/",  relpath)
-		} else {
-			relpath=""
-		}
-	}
-	fname=$0
-	sub("^#[ 	]*include[ 	]*[<\"]","",fname)
-	sub("[>\"].*","",fname)
-	if(fileExists(relpath""fname)) {
-		found=1
-		if (!hasdep) {
-			printf "%s", depname
-			hasdep=1
-		}
-		fullname=Canonic(srcdir""relpath""fname)
-		printf " \\\n   %s", fullname
-		if(fname ~ "^\\." ) {
-		    partname=relpath""fname
-		    afound=0
-		    for(name in USED) {
-			if (USED[name] == fullname) {
-			    afound=1
-			    break
-			}
-		    }
-		    if (!afound) {
-			ARGV[ARGC]=partname
-			++ARGC
-			USED[USEDC]=fullname
-			++USEDC
-		    }
-		}
-	} else {
-		for(path in  parray) {
-			if(fileExists(parray[path]"/"fname)) {
-				found=1
-				if (!hasdep) {
-					printf "%s", depname
-					hasdep=1
-				}
-				printf " \\\n   %s", parray[path]"/"fname
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-END{
-	if (hasdep) {
-		print cmd
-	}
-}
diff --git a/vfs/Make-mc.in b/vfs/Make-mc.in
index df8ea066e..36f9ebfe6 100644
--- a/vfs/Make-mc.in
+++ b/vfs/Make-mc.in
@@ -209,9 +209,6 @@ libvfs.so: $(VFSSOOBJS)
 samba/libsamba.a:
 	cd samba && $(MAKE) libsamba.a
 
-showlibdep:
-	@echo 'OBJS="$(VFSOBJS)"'
-
 TAGS: $(VFSSRCS)
 	etags $(VFSSRCS)
 
@@ -235,7 +232,6 @@ distclean: clean
 	  (cd samba && $(MAKE) distclean); \
 	else :;	fi
 	rm -f $(SRC_LINKS)
-	rm -f .depend
 	rm -f TAGS
 	rm -f *~
 	rm -f Makefile
@@ -272,10 +268,5 @@ distdir:
 	  cp -p $(srcdir)/samba/$$I $(distdir)/samba/$$I \
 	  || exit 1; done
 	
-depend dep: mcdep
+depend:
 
-fastdeploc:
-
-# ***Dependencies***Do not edit***
-@DOTDEPEND@
-# ***End of dependencies***