diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index cca415b..101ca42 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 NULL = 
 
 SUBDIRS = include src lib scm doc examples
-DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS) autotools debian util
+DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS) autotools debian
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	bootstrap \
diff --git a/util/Makefile.am b/util/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/util/README b/util/README
deleted file mode 100644
index bd3bece..0000000
--- a/util/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-When porting Elk to a new architecture, you may want to compile and run
-alloca.c to check if your system's alloca() function is usable for Elk.
-See the leading comment in alloca.c.
diff --git a/util/alloca.c b/util/alloca.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 396fb21..0000000
--- a/util/alloca.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/* alloca.c: Check if the system's alloca() function actually extends the
- * stack. If it doesn't, it's not usable for Elk.
- *
- * The second value printed should be about 100 larger (or smaller,
- * depending on the stack growing direction) than the first value.
- *
- * $Id$
- *
- * Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, Oliver Laumann, Berlin
- * Copyright 2002, 2003 Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>, Paris
- *
- * This software was derived from Elk 1.2, which was Copyright 1987, 1988,
- * 1989, Nixdorf Computer AG and TELES GmbH, Berlin (Elk 1.2 has been written
- * by Oliver Laumann for TELES Telematic Services, Berlin, in a joint project
- * between TELES and Nixdorf Microprocessor Engineering, Berlin).
- *
- * Oliver Laumann, TELES GmbH, Nixdorf Computer AG and Sam Hocevar, as co-
- * owners or individual owners of copyright in this software, grant to any
- * person or company a worldwide, royalty free, license to
- *
- *    i) copy this software,
- *   ii) prepare derivative works based on this software,
- *  iii) distribute copies of this software or derivative works,
- *   iv) perform this software, or
- *    v) display this software,
- *
- * provided that this notice is not removed and that neither Oliver Laumann
- * nor Teles nor Nixdorf are deemed to have made any representations as to
- * the suitability of this software for any purpose nor are held responsible
- * for any defects of this software.
- *
- * THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY FOR THIS SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-/* On some systems you may have to enable the #include and delete the line
- * declaring alloca().
- */
-
-/* #include <alloca.h> */
-
-extern char *alloca();
-
-char *stkbase;
-
-prstk(char *s) {
-    char foo;
-
-    printf("stack %s calling alloca(100): %lu\n", s, (long)(stkbase - &foo));
-}
-
-main(int ac, **av) {
-    char *foo;
-
-    stkbase = (char *)&foo;
-    prstk("before");
-    foo = alloca(100);
-    prstk(" after");
-    return 0;
-}