diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d5f08d3..f45f312 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -150,14 +150,6 @@ uninstall:
 	done
 
 dist: clean
-	@for f in ChangeLog NEWS; do\
-	   case `sed 15q $$f` in \
-	   *"$(VERSION)"*) : ;; \
-	   *) \
-	     echo "$$f not updated; not releasing" 1>&2;\
-	     exit 1;; \
-	   esac; \
-	done
 	@rm -f history/$(dist_archive)
 	@$(INSTALL_DIR) history
 	@echo "Creating a temporary copy of the entire repository..."
@@ -178,27 +170,10 @@ dist: clean
 	popd >/dev/null;\
 	rm -fr $$tmpdir
 
-dist-rpm: dist $(PACKAGE).spec
-	@rpm_name=$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)-$(RELEASE);\
-	rpm_sourcedir=`rpm --eval=%{_sourcedir} 2>/dev/null`;\
-	rpm_specdir=`rpm --eval=%{_specdir} 2>/dev/null`;\
-	for d in $$rpm_sourcedir $$rpm_specdir; do\
-	   [ -d "$$d" ] || \
-	    { echo "not found: $$d" 1>&2; exit 1; };\
-	done;\
-	echo "Copying $(dist_archive) to $$rpm_sourcedir...";\
-	(cp -p history/$(dist_archive) $$rpm_sourcedir &&\
-	 mv -f $(PACKAGE).spec $$rpm_specdir &&\
-	echo "Creating rpm and srpm packages..." &&\
-	rpmbuild --clean -ba $$rpm_specdir/$(PACKAGE).spec) || exit 1
-	@echo "All done. Enjoy using $(PACKAGE)..."
-
-dist-rpm-install: dist-rpm
-	@echo "Installing rpm packages..."
-	@rpm_pckdir=`rpm --eval=%{_rpmdir} 2>/dev/null`;\
-	sudo rpm -hUv --force\
-	   $$rpm_pckdir/noarch/$(PACKAGE)-*${VERSION}-${RELEASE}.noarch.rpm\
-	   || exit 1
+dist-rpm: dist
+	@rpm_sourcedir=`rpm --eval=%{_sourcedir}`;\
+	mv -f history/$(dist_archive) $$rpm_sourcedir;\
+	echo "and saved as \`$$rpm_sourcedir/$(dist_archive)'"
 
 clean: mostlyclean
 	rm -f history/$(dist_archive)