diff --git a/contrib/src/stc/Makefile.in b/contrib/src/stc/Makefile.in
index 8c64fb6ee9..01b2877cb8 100644
--- a/contrib/src/stc/Makefile.in
+++ b/contrib/src/stc/Makefile.in
@@ -68,6 +68,4 @@ APPEXTRADEFS=-D__WX__ -DSCI_LEXER -DLINK_LEXERS -I$(scintilla_dir)/src -I$(scint
 
 include $(top_builddir)/src/makelib.env
 
-INSTALL:=../../$(INSTALL)
-
 -include $(DEPFILES)
diff --git a/src/stc/Makefile.in b/src/stc/Makefile.in
index 8c64fb6ee9..01b2877cb8 100644
--- a/src/stc/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/stc/Makefile.in
@@ -68,6 +68,4 @@ APPEXTRADEFS=-D__WX__ -DSCI_LEXER -DLINK_LEXERS -I$(scintilla_dir)/src -I$(scint
 
 include $(top_builddir)/src/makelib.env
 
-INSTALL:=../../$(INSTALL)
-
 -include $(DEPFILES)