diff --git a/COPYING b/LICENSE
similarity index 100%
rename from COPYING
rename to LICENSE
diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
deleted file mode 100644
index 1be9e9f6..00000000
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-libasn1compiler
-libasn1parser
-libasn1print
-libasn1fix
-skeletons
-examples
-tests
-asn1c
-doc
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 03aedb44..43ea7f4b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SUBDIRS = 				\
 
 docsdir = $(datadir)/doc/asn1c
 
-docs_DATA = README.md FAQ COPYING ChangeLog BUGS TODO
+docs_DATA = README.md FAQ LICENSE ChangeLog BUGS TODO
 
-EXTRA_DIST = asn1c.spec.in README.md FAQ BUGS MANIFEST tests/
+EXTRA_DIST = asn1c.spec.in README.md FAQ BUGS tests/
 CLEANFILES = asn1c.spec
diff --git a/asn1c.spec.in b/asn1c.spec.in
index 85368010..9edbb56f 100644
--- a/asn1c.spec.in
+++ b/asn1c.spec.in
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %files
-%doc README.md FAQ COPYING ChangeLog BUGS TODO
+%doc README.md FAQ LICENSE ChangeLog BUGS TODO
 %doc doc/asn1c-usage.pdf doc/asn1c-usage.html
 %attr(755,root,root) %{_bindir}
 %attr(644,root,root) %{_datadir}/asn1c
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a115dedd..9fe653f9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ AC_INIT([asn1c], [0.9.28], [vlm@lionet.info])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
-m4_ifdef([AM_PROG_AR], [AM_PROG_AR])
-LT_INIT
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
 AM_PROG_LIBTOOL