diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 36c9f3c1..a058bf19 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ binaries: \
 clean:
 	$(RM_R) install/
 	$(FIND) . \( -name \*.o -o -name \*.d -o -name \*.$(DLL) -o -name \*.$(A) -o -name \*.$(EXE) \) -exec $(RM) {} \;
-	$(RM) include/aboutmsg.h include/RADIANT_MAJOR include/version.h include/RADIANT_MINOR include/version
 
 %.$(EXE):
 	file=$@; $(MKDIR) $${file%/*}