diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 96ea6bb86f..bb584e25a3 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -16,6 +16,5 @@ METASOURCES = AUTO
 include ../../admin/Doxyfile.am
 
 messages: rc.cpp
-	$(EXTRACTRC) `find . -name \*.ui` >> rc.cpp
 	$(XGETTEXT) `find . -name \*.cpp` -o $(podir)/kwin_lib.pot
 	-rm rc.cpp