diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7f16ef40b02..8fb58d2945d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
-INCLUDES = $(SECP_INCLUDES)
+
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libsecp256k1.la
 if USE_ASM
 COMMON_LIB = libsecp256k1_common.la