diff --git a/usr.bin/gprof/Makefile b/usr.bin/gprof/Makefile
index 0a0726b8c3d3..5d776057dfcf 100644
--- a/usr.bin/gprof/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/gprof/Makefile
@@ -7,9 +7,4 @@ SRCS=	gprof.c aout.c arcs.c dfn.c elf.c lookup.c ${MACHINE_ARCH}.c hertz.c \
 FILES=	gprof.flat gprof.callg
 FILESDIR=	${SHAREDIR}/misc
 
-beforeinstall:
-	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 \
-	    ${.CURDIR}/gprof.flat ${.CURDIR}/gprof.callg \
-	    ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/misc
-
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>