diff --git a/gettext-tests/Makefile b/gettext-tests/Makefile
index 895f94f..90608ce 100644
--- a/gettext-tests/Makefile
+++ b/gettext-tests/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export TESTVERSION=1.0
 
 BUILT_FILES=
 
-FILES=$(METADATA) gettext_test.py Makefile test_data.py runtest.sh PURPOSE
+FILES=$(METADATA) gettext_test.py Makefile test_data.py runtest.sh
 
 .PHONY: all install download clean