diff --git a/ext/ext_skel b/ext/ext_skel
index 70af96d8cd5..a1b0406e6b8 100755
--- a/ext/ext_skel
+++ b/ext/ext_skel
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ $ECHO_N " Makefile.am$ECHO_C"
 cat >Makefile.am <<eof
 # \$Id\$
 
-INCLUDES=@INCLUDES@ -I@top_srcdir@ -I@top_srcdir@/libzend
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES=libphpext_$extname.la
 libphpext_${extname}_la_SOURCES=$extname.c