diff --git a/clients/plastik/Makefile.am b/clients/plastik/Makefile.am
index 05cbc8855b..1aa8b7335a 100644
--- a/clients/plastik/Makefile.am
+++ b/clients/plastik/Makefile.am
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@ kwin3_plastik_la_METASOURCES = AUTO
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = $(kwin3_plastik_la_METASOURCES)
 
-messages:
-	$(XGETTEXT) *.cpp -o $(podir)/kwin_plastik.pot