diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1349e7b..7c5ac14 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -12,23 +12,3 @@ pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = libhbalinux.pc
 
 dist_noinst_DATA = README COPYING INSTALL libhbalinux.pc.in libhbalinux.spec
-
-install-data-hook: libhbalinux.la
-	. $${PWD}/$<; \
-	ORG=org.open-fcoe.libhbalinux; \
-	LIB=${libdir}/$${dlname}; \
-	STR="$$ORG	$$LIB"; \
-	CONF=${sysconfdir}/hba.conf; \
-	if test -f $$CONF; then \
-		grep -E -q ^[[:space:]]*$$ORG[[:space:]]+$$LIB $$CONF; \
-		if test $$? -ne 0; then \
-			echo $$STR >> $$CONF; \
-		else \
-			echo "** $$CONF already configured"; \
-			echo "** system configuration not updated"; \
-		fi; \
-	else \
-		echo "** WARNING: $$CONF does not exist"; \
-		echo "** system configuration not updated"; \
-	fi
-