diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8df225e66..cbdb4e863 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ CLEANFILES = tmux.1.mdoc tmux.1.man cmd-parse.c
 
 # Distribution tarball options.
 EXTRA_DIST = \
-	CHANGES README README.ja COPYING example_tmux.conf \
+	CHANGES README COPYING example_tmux.conf \
 	osdep-*.c mdoc2man.awk tmux.1
 dist_EXTRA_tmux_SOURCES = compat/*.[ch]