diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f1a61b2..9049e18 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 PREFIX = /usr/local
-TERMINFO = ${PREFIX}/share/terminfo
 
 ifeq (${GTK3}, 1)
 	GTK = gtk+-3.0
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ install: termite
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	cp -f termite ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/termite
-	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${TERMINFO}
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/termite