diff --git a/lib/java/Makefile.am b/lib/java/Makefile.am
index 60be43b..7275f5b 100644
--- a/lib/java/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/java/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-EXTRA_DIST = build.xml src test LICENSE
+EXTRA_DIST = build.xml src test
 
 all-local:
 	$(ANT)
diff --git a/lib/perl/Makefile.am b/lib/perl/Makefile.am
index d879636..163d015 100644
--- a/lib/perl/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/perl/Makefile.am
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 	rm -f Makefile-perl.mk.old
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
-	LICENSE \
 	Makefile.PL \
 	test.pl \
 	lib/Thrift.pm \
diff --git a/lib/rb/Makefile.am b/lib/rb/Makefile.am
index 7229883..5ba608c 100644
--- a/lib/rb/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/rb/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	CHANGELOG \
-	LICENSE \
 	Rakefile \
 	Manifest \
 	setup.rb \