diff --git a/debian/Makefile b/debian/Makefile
index 22edb13..8c1aa7a 100644
--- a/debian/Makefile
+++ b/debian/Makefile
@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@
 
 MODULE_VERSION_PREFIX_njs=$(BASE_VERSION).
 
-define MODULE_PREINSTALL_njs
-	mkdir -p $$(INSTALLDIR)/usr/share/doc/nginx-module-njs
-	install -m644 $$(BUILDDIR_nginx)/extra/njs-$(MODULE_VERSION_njs)/README $$(INSTALLDIR)/usr/share/doc/nginx-module-njs/
-endef
-export MODULE_PREINSTALL_njs
-
 define MODULE_POST_njs
 cat <<BANNER
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diff --git a/rpm/SPECS/Makefile b/rpm/SPECS/Makefile
index 9f711e1..f06aacb 100644
--- a/rpm/SPECS/Makefile
+++ b/rpm/SPECS/Makefile
@@ -96,12 +96,6 @@
 
 MODULE_VERSION_PREFIX_njs=$(BASE_VERSION).
 
-define MODULE_PREINSTALL_njs
-%{__install} -m644 %{bdir}/njs-$(MODULE_VERSION_njs)/README \
-    $$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/doc/nginx-module-njs/
-endef
-export MODULE_PREINSTALL_njs
-
 define MODULE_POST_njs
 cat <<BANNER
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