diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 74835a61..87ce6537 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 
-# date of the last release:
-
-#LAST_RELEASE_DATE = "dec 25 2004"
-LAST_RELEASE_DATE = "dec 25 2005"
-
 WADS_DIR=wads/
 
 CPP=tools/simplecpp
@@ -141,19 +136,6 @@ $(WADS_DIR)/doom1.wad : wadinfo_sw.txt force $(WADS_DIR)
 	rm -f $@
 	$(DEUTEX) $(DEUTEX_ARGS) -iwad -build wadinfo_sw.txt $@
 
-#---------------------------------------------------------
-# hires texture zip
-
-HIRES_SRC=$(wildcard patches_hi/*.png) $(wildcard flats_hi/*.png)
-HIRES_TGA=$(HIRES_SRC:%.png=.tga/%.tga)
-
-.tga/%.tga : %.png
-	pngtopnm < $< | ppmtotga > $@
-
-$(WADS_DIR)/freedoom_hires.zip : $(HIRES_TGA) $(WADS_DIR)
-	rm -f $(WADS_DIR)/freedoom_hires.zip
-	zip -j $(WADS_DIR)/freedoom_hires.zip $(HIRES_TGA) > /dev/null
-
 dist : $(OBJS)
 	./makepkgs $(OBJS)