diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index a8efa2c26150..60a86c734f07 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ real-release:
 	${MAKE} -C ${.CURDIR} ${.MAKEFLAGS} obj
 	${MAKE} -C ${.CURDIR} ${.MAKEFLAGS} ${RELEASE_TARGETS}
 
-install:	release-install vm-install cloudware-install
+install:	release-install vm-install
 
 release-install:
 .if defined(DESTDIR) && !empty(DESTDIR)
diff --git a/release/Makefile.vm b/release/Makefile.vm
index 24c8dea86898..9de384650cbf 100644
--- a/release/Makefile.vm
+++ b/release/Makefile.vm
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ CLEANFILES+=	${_CW:tl}.img \
 		${_CW:tl}.${${_CW:tu}_FORMAT} \
 		${_CW:tl}.${${_CW:tu}_FORMAT}.raw \
 		cw${_CW:tl}-package
-CLOUDINSTALL+=	cw${_CW:tl}-install
 CLOUDPACKAGE+=	cw${_CW:tl}-package
 ${_CW:tu}IMAGE=	${_CW:tl}.${${_CW:tu}_FORMAT}
 .  if exists(${.CURDIR}/tools/${_CW:tl}.conf) && !defined(${_CW:tu}CONF)
@@ -145,11 +144,6 @@ cloudware-release:
 	${MAKE} -C ${.CURDIR} ${.MAKEFLAGS} ${CLOUDTARGETS}
 .endif
 
-cloudware-install:
-.if defined(WITH_CLOUDWARE) && !empty(WITH_CLOUDWARE) && !empty(CLOUDWARE)
-	${MAKE} -C ${.CURDIR} ${.MAKEFLAGS} ${CLOUDINSTALL}
-.endif
-
 .include "${.CURDIR}/Makefile.ec2"
 .include "${.CURDIR}/Makefile.azure"
 .include "${.CURDIR}/Makefile.gce"