diff --git a/bin/named/Makefile.in b/bin/named/Makefile.in
index ec56095e62..6f5f10c094 100644
--- a/bin/named/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/named/Makefile.in
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ SRCS =		client.c interfacemgr.c listenlist.c \
 main.@O@: main.c
 	${CC} ${ALL_CFLAGS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -c ${srcdir}/main.c
 
-printmsg.@O@: ${srcdir}/../tests/printmsg.c
-	${CC} -c -o printmsg.@O@ ${ALL_CFLAGS} -I${srcdir}/../tests \
-		${srcdir}/../tests/printmsg.c
-
 named: ${OBJS} ${UOBJS} ${DEPLIBS}
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ ${OBJS} ${UOBJS} ${LIBS}