diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8f955501..473f7c2c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ src/builtin.h
 src/ofonod
 src/ofono.service
 
-plugins/*-ofono.rules
-
 unit/test-common
 unit/test-util
 unit/test-idmap
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 55c321a9..566a21d4 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ gisi_sources = gisi/client.c gisi/client.h gisi/common.h \
 
 btio_sources = btio/btio.h btio/btio.c
 
-udev_files = plugins/ofono.rules
-
 if UDEV
 builtin_modules += udev
 builtin_sources += plugins/udev.c
@@ -100,12 +98,6 @@ builtin_libadd += @UDEV_LIBS@
 
 builtin_modules += udevng
 builtin_sources += plugins/udevng.c
-
-if DATAFILES
-rulesdir = @UDEV_DATADIR@
-
-rules_DATA = $(foreach file,$(udev_files), plugins/97-$(notdir $(file)))
-endif
 endif
 
 if ISIMODEM
@@ -566,7 +558,7 @@ testdir = $(pkglibdir)/test
 test_SCRIPTS = $(test_scripts)
 endif
 
-EXTRA_DIST = src/genbuiltin $(udev_files) $(doc_files) $(test_scripts)
+EXTRA_DIST = src/genbuiltin plugins/ofono.rules $(doc_files) $(test_scripts)
 
 dist_man_MANS = doc/ofonod.8