diff --git a/contrib/cvs/noautomake.sh b/contrib/cvs/noautomake.sh
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index db5f7a4ec36f..000000000000
--- a/contrib/cvs/noautomake.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh
-
-# Let autoconf run when this is set
-autoconf=:
-
-usage()
-{
-	echo "usage: `basename $0` --help | --version"
-	echo "usage: `basename $0` [--[no]autoconf]"
-}
-
-help()
-{
-	echo
-	echo "This program will touch the files necessary to prevent Automake, aclocal,"
-	echo "and, optionally, Autoheader, Autoconf, and configure from running after a"
-	echo "fresh update from the CVS repository."
-	echo
-	echo "    -h | --help        Display this text and exit"
-	echo "    -V | --version     Display version and exit"
-	echo "    -a | --autoconf    Allow Autoconf & Autoheader to run (default)"
-	echo "    -A | --noautoconf  Prevent Autoconf & Autoheader from running"
-	echo
-	echo "Not running Automake & aclocal causes changes to the following user files"
-	echo "to be ignored:"
-	echo
-	echo "    Makefile.am, acinclude.m4, configure.in"
-	echo
-	echo "Not running Autoconf & Autoheader causes changes to the following user"
-	echo "files to be ignored:"
-	echo
-	echo "    acconfig.h, configure.in"
-}
-
-while getopts VACach-: opt; do
-	if test "x$opt" = "x-"; then
-		case $OPTARG in
-			help)
-				opt=h
-				;;
-			version)
-				opt=V
-				;;
-			autoconf)
-				opt=a
-				;;
-			noautoconf)
-				opt=A
-				;;
-			*)
-				opt=?
-				;;
-		esac
-	fi
-	case $opt in
-		h)
-			usage
-			help
-			exit 0
-			;;
-		V)
-			echo "CVS No Automake 0.1"
-			exit 0
-			;;
-		A)
-			autoconf=false
-			;;
-		a)
-			autoconf=:
-			;;
-		?)
-			usage >&2
-			exit 2
-			;;
-	esac
-done
-
-# prevent aclocal from running
-find . -name aclocal.m4 -exec touch {} \;
-
-# prevent Automake from running
-find . -name Makefile.in -exec touch {} \;
-
-# prevent Autoheader from running
-if $autoconf; then :; else
-	find . -name 'config.h.in' -exec touch {} \;
-fi
-
-# prevent Autoconf from running
-if $autoconf; then :; else
-	find . -name configure -exec touch {} \;
-fi