--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@
 top_build_prefix = @top_build_prefix@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
-SUBDIRS = src sample
-DIST_SUBDIRS = src sample
+SUBDIRS = src
+DIST_SUBDIRS = src
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 CHANGE_LOG_GEN_BIN = scripts/cvs2cl.pl
 CHANGE_LOG_GEN_FLAGS = -t -r -b --accum -I ChangeLog --gmt --prune