diff --git a/misc/GNUmakefile b/misc/GNUmakefile
index 3281c9a..47c2bd7 100644
--- a/misc/GNUmakefile
+++ b/misc/GNUmakefile
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
 
 	$(MAKE) -f docs/GNUmakefile changes
 
-	# delete incomplete draft documentation
-	rm -r $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/html/http
-
 	rm -r $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/docs
 	rm -r $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/misc
 
@@ -104,9 +101,6 @@
 	svn export -rHEAD contrib $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/contrib/
 	svn export -rHEAD docs/html $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/html/
 
-	# delete incomplete draft documentation
-	rm -r $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/html/http
-
 	$(MAKE) -f docs/GNUmakefile changes
 
 	cp -p $(OBJS)/nginx.exe $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)