--- a/gtk/Makefile.am
+++ b/gtk/Makefile.am
@@ -1126,12 +1126,6 @@
 	   ./gtk-update-icon-cache
 endif
 
-gtkbuiltincache.h: @REBUILD@ stamp-icons
-	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) gtk-update-icon-cache$(EXEEXT)
-	$(gtk_update_icon_cache_program) --force --ignore-theme-index		\
-	   --source builtin_icons stock-icons > gtkbuiltincache.h.tmp &&        \
-	mv gtkbuiltincache.h.tmp gtkbuiltincache.h
-
 EXTRA_DIST +=                   \
 	$(STOCK_ICONS)		\
 	$(GENERATED_ICONS)	\
--- a/gtk/Makefile.in
+++ b/gtk/Makefile.in
@@ -2970,12 +2970,6 @@
 	done									\
 	&& touch stamp-icons
 
-gtkbuiltincache.h: @REBUILD@ stamp-icons
-	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) gtk-update-icon-cache$(EXEEXT)
-	$(gtk_update_icon_cache_program) --force --ignore-theme-index		\
-	   --source builtin_icons stock-icons > gtkbuiltincache.h.tmp &&        \
-	mv gtkbuiltincache.h.tmp gtkbuiltincache.h
-
 install-data-local:
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
 # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.
