diff --git a/lang/python/Makefile.am b/lang/python/Makefile.am
index 9cdccb5a..86453054 100644
--- a/lang/python/Makefile.am
+++ b/lang/python/Makefile.am
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 dist-hook:
         cp -pr "$(srcdir)/docs" "$(DESTDIR)/docs"
-	rm -rf `find "$(srcdir)/docs" -name meta`
 
 SUBDIRS = . tests