diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 90dfc90d5..bee855890 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ XZ_COMPRESS_FLAGS = --extreme
 
 dist-gzip: distdir
 	$(DIST_TAR_MAIN) | GZIP=$(GZIP_ENV) gzip -c > $(distdir).tar.gz
-	$(DIST_TAR_CACHE) | GZIP=$(GZIP_ENV) gzip -c > cockpit-cache-$(VERSION).tar.gz
 	find "$(distdir)" -type d ! -perm -200 -exec chmod u+w {} ';' && rm -rf "$(distdir)"
 dist-xz: distdir
 	$(DIST_TAR_MAIN) | xz $(XZ_COMPRESS_FLAGS) > $(distdir).tar.xz