diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index ed9781f8d2..820cfe4950 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -9370,3 +9370,9 @@ Charlie 9 Oct 2007
 
 David  9 Oct 2007
     - updated svn ignore properties; deleted some .cvsignore files
+
+David  9 Oct 2007
+    - remove "updater" from tools/ Makefile
+
+    tools/
+        Makefile.am
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index f55efe4509..e7c4bbbdd4 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-
-
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.incl
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = create_work sign_executable dir_hier_path dir_hier_move updater
+bin_PROGRAMS = create_work sign_executable dir_hier_path dir_hier_move
 
 EXTRA_DIST = make_project add xadd update_versions dbcheck_files_exist upgrade makelog.sh cleanlogs.sh
 
@@ -28,6 +26,5 @@ dir_hier_move_SOURCES = \
 
 dir_hier_move_LDADD = $(SCHED_LIB) $(BOINC_LIB) $(MYSQL_LIBS)
 
-updater_SOURCES = updater.C
-
-updater_LDADD = $(BOINC_LIB)
+#updater_SOURCES = updater.C
+#updater_LDADD = $(BOINC_LIB)