diff --git a/api/Makefile b/api/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index f7cba781cf..0000000000
--- a/api/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# Generated automatically from Makefile.in by configure.
-VERSION = 1
-
-CFLAGS = -g -Wall
-
-CC = gcc $(CFLAGS)
-
-PROGS = api_test
-
-all: $(PROGS)
-
-OBJS = \
-    api_test.o \
-    api.o
-
-.C.o:
-	$(CC) -c -o $*.o $<
-.c.o:
-	$(CC) -c -o $*.o $<
-
-api_test: $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(OBJS) -o api_test
-
-clean:
-	rm -f *.o $(PROGS) core dependencies
-
-dependencies: *.C
-	$(CC) -M *.C > dependencies
-
-include dependencies