diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 2e8242237b..05ccca0787 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -36705,11 +36705,6 @@ ALL_DIST: distrib_clean
 	$(CP_P) $(WXDIR)/lib/vms.opt $(DISTDIR)/lib
 	$(CP_P) $(WXDIR)/lib/vms_gtk.opt $(DISTDIR)/lib
 	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/src
-	# temp hack for common/execcmn.cpp: it's not supported by tmake
-	# yet (it's a header-like file but in src/common directory and it
-	# shouldn't be distributed...)
-	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/src/common
-	$(CP_P) $(SRCDIR)/common/execcmn.cpp $(DISTDIR)/src/common
 	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/src/xml
 	$(CP_P) $(SRCDIR)/xml/*.cpp $(DISTDIR)/src/xml
 	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/src/zlib
diff --git a/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk b/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
index 39a3a6ffc3..ced718bac6 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
+++ b/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
@@ -100,11 +100,6 @@ ALL_DIST: distrib_clean
 	$(CP_P) $(WXDIR)/lib/vms.opt $(DISTDIR)/lib
 	$(CP_P) $(WXDIR)/lib/vms_gtk.opt $(DISTDIR)/lib
 	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/src
-	# temp hack for common/execcmn.cpp: it's not supported by tmake
-	# yet (it's a header-like file but in src/common directory and it
-	# shouldn't be distributed...)
-	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/src/common
-	$(CP_P) $(SRCDIR)/common/execcmn.cpp $(DISTDIR)/src/common
 	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/src/xml
 	$(CP_P) $(SRCDIR)/xml/*.cpp $(DISTDIR)/src/xml
 	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/src/zlib