diff --git a/contrib/samples/stc/Makefile.in b/contrib/samples/stc/Makefile.in
index c9ab5b0261..cffdcc78d7 100644
--- a/contrib/samples/stc/Makefile.in
+++ b/contrib/samples/stc/Makefile.in
@@ -19,6 +19,3 @@ APPEXTRADEFS=-I$(top_srcdir)/contrib/include
 DATAFILES=stctest.cpp
 
 include $(top_builddir)/src/makeprog.env
-
-INSTALL:=../../$(INSTALL)
-
diff --git a/samples/stc/Makefile.in b/samples/stc/Makefile.in
index c9ab5b0261..cffdcc78d7 100644
--- a/samples/stc/Makefile.in
+++ b/samples/stc/Makefile.in
@@ -19,6 +19,3 @@ APPEXTRADEFS=-I$(top_srcdir)/contrib/include
 DATAFILES=stctest.cpp
 
 include $(top_builddir)/src/makeprog.env
-
-INSTALL:=../../$(INSTALL)
-