diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index f4d283eec..43eca88b7 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -486,7 +486,6 @@ clean-local:
 	-$(MAKE) -C secp256k1 clean
 	-$(MAKE) -C univalue clean
 	-rm -f leveldb/*/*.gcda leveldb/*/*.gcno leveldb/helpers/memenv/*.gcda leveldb/helpers/memenv/*.gcno
-	-rm -f config.h
 	-rm -rf test/__pycache__
 
 .rc.o: