diff --git a/po-libgimp/makefile.cygwin b/po-libgimp/makefile.cygwin
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index 05e6912c47..0000000000
--- a/po-libgimp/makefile.cygwin
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-PACKAGE = gimp-libgimp
-INSTALLSUBDIR = gimp
-include ../../gtk+/po/makefile.cygwin
diff --git a/po-plug-ins/makefile.cygwin b/po-plug-ins/makefile.cygwin
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index b9e3cc667e..0000000000
--- a/po-plug-ins/makefile.cygwin
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-PACKAGE = gimp-std-plugins
-INSTALLSUBDIR = gimp
-include ../../gtk+/po/makefile.cygwin
diff --git a/po-script-fu/makefile.cygwin b/po-script-fu/makefile.cygwin
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index 392e2ddb0d..0000000000
--- a/po-script-fu/makefile.cygwin
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-PACKAGE = gimp-script-fu
-INSTALLSUBDIR = gimp
-include ../../gtk+/po/makefile.cygwin
diff --git a/po/makefile.cygwin b/po/makefile.cygwin
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index 4711d4fcb0..0000000000
--- a/po/makefile.cygwin
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-PACKAGE = gimp
-include ../../gtk+/po/makefile.cygwin