diff --git a/gitg/Makefile.am b/gitg/Makefile.am
index ece16ef0..2124de30 100644
--- a/gitg/Makefile.am
+++ b/gitg/Makefile.am
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ gitg-resources.c: resources/gitg-resources.xml $(shell $(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES)
 		--sourcedir $(srcdir)/resources 	\
 		--target "$@" "$<"
 
-gitg-resources.h: resources/gitg-resources.xml $(shell $(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES) --generate-dependencies --sourcedir $(srcdir)/resources resources/gitg-resources.xml)
-	$(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES) --generate-header 	\
-		--sourcedir $(srcdir)/resources 	\
-		--target "$@" "$<"
-
 EXTRA_DIST = 					\
 	resources/gitg-resources.xml		\
 	$(shell $(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES) --generate-dependencies --sourcedir $(srcdir)/resources $(srcdir)/resources/gitg-resources.xml)
diff --git a/libgitg-ext/Makefile.am b/libgitg-ext/Makefile.am
index f74ddf81..3421e1e3 100644
--- a/libgitg-ext/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgitg-ext/Makefile.am
@@ -101,11 +101,6 @@ gitg-ext-resources.c: resources/resources.xml $(shell $(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES)
 		--sourcedir $(srcdir)/resources 	\
 		--target "$@" "$<"
 
-gitg-ext-resources.h: resources/resources.xml $(shell $(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES) --generate-dependencies --sourcedir $(srcdir)/resources resources/resources.xml)
-	$(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES) --generate-header 	\
-		--sourcedir $(srcdir)/resources 	\
-		--target "$@" "$<"
-
 CLEANFILES = $(libgitg_ext_1_0_la_typelib_DATA)
 
 EXTRA_DIST =					\
diff --git a/plugins/diff/Makefile.am b/plugins/diff/Makefile.am
index 00e5fb52..79d6a34a 100644
--- a/plugins/diff/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/diff/Makefile.am
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ gitg-diff-resources.c: resources/resources.xml $(shell $(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES)
 		--sourcedir $(srcdir)/resources 	\
 		--target "$@" "$<"
 
-gitg-diff-resources.h: resources/resources.xml $(shell $(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES) --generate-dependencies --sourcedir $(srcdir)/resources resources/resources.xml)
-	$(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES) --generate-header 	\
-		--sourcedir $(srcdir)/resources 	\
-		--target "$@" "$<"
-
 EXTRA_DIST =					\
 	$(libdiff_la_plugin_DATA)		\
 	resources/resources.xml			\
diff --git a/plugins/files/Makefile.am b/plugins/files/Makefile.am
index ebe67c01..e7bf2537 100644
--- a/plugins/files/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/files/Makefile.am
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ gitg-files-resources.c: resources/resources.xml $(shell $(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES
 		--sourcedir $(srcdir)/resources 	\
 		--target "$@" "$<"
 
-gitg-files-resources.h: resources/resources.xml $(shell $(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES) --generate-dependencies --sourcedir $(srcdir)/resources resources/resources.xml)
-	$(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES) --generate-header 	\
-		--sourcedir $(srcdir)/resources 	\
-		--target "$@" "$<"
-
 EXTRA_DIST =					\
 	$(libfiles_la_plugin_DATA)		\
 	resources/resources.xml			\