diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0d5151462..a6e8cb502 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 2001-05-27  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
+	* Make.common.in: Remove all percent rules.
+	* acinclude.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_MAKE): Remove.
+	* configure.in: Remove AC_PROG_GNU_MAKE. Don't substitute
+	PCENTRULE. Remove AC_PROG_MAKE_SET - it's called by
+	AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE.
+
 	* Make.common.in: Remove obsolete dependency tracking system.
 	* configure.in: Likewise.
 	* edit/Makefile.in: Likewise.
diff --git a/Make.common.in b/Make.common.in
index 6a84356a1..a4afa5ef1 100644
--- a/Make.common.in
+++ b/Make.common.in
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@ VERSION = @VERSION@
 
 SHELL = @SHELL@
 
-# This variable makes it possible to move the installation root to another
-# directory. This is useful when you're creating a binary distribution of mc.
-# If empty, normal root will be used.
-# You can run e.g. 'make install DESTDIR=/packages/mc/5.0' to accomplish
-# that.
-# DESTDIR = /opt/apps/mc/$(VERSION)
-
 # Installation target directories & other installation stuff
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
@@ -84,15 +77,9 @@ first_rule: all
 
 .PHONY: all check cross TAGS clean install uninstall distcopy depend
 
-@PCENTRULE@../slang/%.o : ../slang/%.c
-@PCENTRULE@	cd ../slang; $(MAKE) libmcslang.a
-
-@PCENTRULE@../vfs/%.o : ../vfs/%.c
-@PCENTRULE@	cd ../vfs; $(MAKE) libvfs.a
-
 dummy:
 
-# Added for compatability with Automake
+# Added for compatibility with Automake
 dvi:
 
 installcheck:
diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index defc287a2..c6a292304 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -430,31 +430,6 @@ fi
 rm -f conftest*]
 )
 
-dnl Find if make is GNU make.
-AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_GNU_MAKE],
-[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether we are using GNU make])
-set dummy ${MAKE-make}; ac_make=[$]2
-AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_prog_gnu_make,
-[cat > conftestmake <<\EOF
-all:
-	@echo ' '
-EOF
-if ${MAKE-make} --version -f conftestmake 2>/dev/null | grep GNU >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  ac_cv_prog_gnu_make=yes
-else
-  ac_cv_prog_gnu_make=no
-fi
-rm -f conftestmake])dnl
-if test $ac_cv_prog_gnu_make = yes; then
-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-  GNU_MAKE="GNU_MAKE=yes"
-else
-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-  GNU_MAKE= 
-fi
-AC_SUBST([GNU_MAKE])dnl
-])
-
 AC_DEFUN([AC_USE_SUNOS_CURSES], [
 	search_ncurses=false
 	screen_manager="SunOS 4.x /usr/5include curses"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f737421ee..795746b03 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(mc, 4.5.54)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
-AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_PROG_AWK
-AC_PROG_GNU_MAKE
 
 AC_AIX
 AC_MINIX
@@ -911,21 +909,9 @@ AC_SUBST(MCCPPFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LIBS)
 
-ac_cv_make_with_percent_rules=no
-if test x$ac_cv_prog_gnu_make = xyes; then
-    ac_cv_make_with_percent_rules=yes
-fi
-
 MCF=./Make.common
 AC_SUBST_FILE(MCF)
 
-if test x$ac_cv_make_with_percent_rules = xyes; then
-    PCENTRULE=""
-else
-    PCENTRULE="#"
-fi
-AC_SUBST(PCENTRULE)
-
 dnl
 dnl Output configuration files
 dnl