diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index 149e0af42..97f8389b3 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ SUBDIRS = examples libcurl
 
 CLEANFILES = $(GENHTMLPAGES) $(PDFPAGES)
 
-EXTRA_DIST = MANUAL BUGS CONTRIBUTE.md FAQ FEATURES INTERNALS.md SSLCERTS.md \
- README.win32 RESOURCES TODO TheArtOfHttpScripting THANKS VERSIONS      \
- KNOWN_BUGS BINDINGS $(man_MANS) $(HTMLPAGES) HISTORY.md INSTALL        \
- $(PDFPAGES) LICENSE-MIXING.md README.netware INSTALL.devcpp               \
- MAIL-ETIQUETTE HTTP-COOKIES.md SECURITY.md RELEASE-PROCEDURE SSL-PROBLEMS.md \
- HTTP2.md ROADMAP.md CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md CODE_STYLE.md CHECKSRC.md
+EXTRA_DIST = MANUAL BUGS CONTRIBUTE.md FAQ FEATURES INTERNALS.md        \
+ SSLCERTS.md README.win32 RESOURCES TODO TheArtOfHttpScripting THANKS   \
+ VERSIONS KNOWN_BUGS BINDINGS $(man_MANS) HISTORY.md INSTALL            \
+ LICENSE-MIXING.md README.netware INSTALL.devcpp MAIL-ETIQUETTE         \
+ HTTP-COOKIES.md SECURITY.md RELEASE-PROCEDURE SSL-PROBLEMS.md HTTP2.md \
+ ROADMAP.md CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md CODE_STYLE.md CHECKSRC.md
 
 MAN2HTML= roffit $< >$@
 
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/Makefile.am b/docs/libcurl/Makefile.am
index 49acd977f..2d51b4608 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/libcurl/Makefile.am
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ dist_m4macro_DATA = libcurl.m4
 
 CLEANFILES = $(HTMLPAGES) $(PDFPAGES) $(TESTS) libcurl-symbols.3
 
-EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS) $(HTMLPAGES) index.html $(PDFPAGES) ABI \
-  symbols-in-versions symbols.pl mksymbolsmanpage.pl
+EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS) index.html ABI symbols-in-versions symbols.pl  \
+  mksymbolsmanpage.pl
 MAN2HTML= roffit --mandir=. $< >$@
 
 SUFFIXES = .3 .html
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/Makefile.am b/docs/libcurl/opts/Makefile.am
index e67364ccc..8cb1b52b8 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/Makefile.am
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ PDFPAGES =                                      \
 
 CLEANFILES = $(HTMLPAGES) $(PDFPAGES)
 
-EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS) $(HTMLPAGES) $(PDFPAGES)
+EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)
 MAN2HTML= roffit --mandir=. $< >$@
 
 SUFFIXES = .3 .html
diff --git a/maketgz b/maketgz
index aede6d0fb..14f391a4f 100755
--- a/maketgz
+++ b/maketgz
@@ -115,16 +115,7 @@ fi
 
 ############################################################################
 #
-# Make sure we have updated HTML versions of all man pages:
-#
-echo "make html"
-make -s html
-
-# And the PDF versions
-echo "make pdf"
-make -s pdf
-
-# And the IDE files
+# Update the IDE files
 echo "make vc-ide"
 make -s vc-ide