diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index fcfd554c2..55088fef8 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ TCL_FILES = find $(srcdir)/$(TCL_PATH) -name '*.cfg' -o -name '*.tcl' -o -name '
 		sed -e 's,^$(srcdir)/$(TCL_PATH),,'

 dist-hook:
-	if test -d $(srcdir)/.git -a \( ! -e $(distdir)/ChangeLog -o -w $(distdir)/ChangeLog \) ; then \
-		git --git-dir $(srcdir)/.git log | $(srcdir)/tools/git2cl/git2cl > $(distdir)/ChangeLog ; \
-	fi
+
 	for i in $$($(TCL_FILES)); do \
 		j="$(distdir)/$(TCL_PATH)/$$i" && \
 		mkdir -p "$$(dirname $$j)" && \
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ distclean-local:
 # instead we have a hook that enforces this in each workspace. To make sure
 # that users actually use those hooks, we point git at them here.
 all-local:
-	cd $(srcdir) && git config core.hooksPath ./git-hooks
+	echo "no git"

 DISTCLEANFILES = doxygen.log

diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 67592038d..3a2e86049 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -4,8 +4,3 @@ info_TEXINFOS += %D%/openocd.texi
 dist_man_MANS += %D%/openocd.1

 EXTRA_DIST += %D%/manual
-
-MAINTAINERCLEANFILES += \
-	%D%/mdate-sh \
-	%D%/stamp-vti \
-	%D%/version.texi
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 07981aa67..98e0c98c1 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -22,14 +22,9 @@ endif

 # banner output includes RELSTR appended to $VERSION from the configure script
 # guess-rev.sh returns either a repository version ID or "-snapshot"
-if RELEASE
 %C%_libopenocd_la_CPPFLAGS += -DRELSTR=\"\"
 %C%_libopenocd_la_CPPFLAGS += -DGITVERSION=\"\"
-else
-%C%_libopenocd_la_CPPFLAGS += -DRELSTR=\"`$(top_srcdir)/guess-rev.sh $(top_srcdir)`\"
-%C%_libopenocd_la_CPPFLAGS += -DGITVERSION=\"`cd $(top_srcdir) && git describe`\"
-%C%_libopenocd_la_CPPFLAGS += -DPKGBLDDATE=\"`date +%F-%R`\"
-endif
+

 # add default CPPFLAGS
 %C%_libopenocd_la_CPPFLAGS += $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS)