--- a/html/Makefile.in
+++ b/html/Makefile.in
@@ -831,11 +831,6 @@
 
 
 install-data-hook:
-	if test ! -L $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/share/httrack/html ; then \
-		( cd $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/share/httrack \
-			&& $(LN_S) $(htmldir) html \
-		) \
-	fi
 
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
 # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.
