diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 44730e6aab9..b0eeaf1224a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ install-data-local:
 
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	rules/packages \
-	rules/redhat \
 	rules/suse \
 	rules/gentoo
 
diff --git a/rules/packages/40-pilot-links.rules b/rules/packages/40-pilot-links.rules
deleted file mode 100644
index 1242fff1027..00000000000
--- a/rules/packages/40-pilot-links.rules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on update
-
-KERNEL=="ttyUSB*", ATTRS{product}=="[Hh]andspring*Treo*|[Hh]andspring*Visor*|[Pp]alm*Handheld*", SYMLINK+="pilot"
-