diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 5f32c3cf8c0..f319b22a84c 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ memtest:	all platform
 		$(TESTPYTHON) $(TESTPROG) $(MEMTESTOPTS)
 
 # Install everything
-install:	altinstall bininstall maninstall idleinstall
+install:	altinstall bininstall maninstall
 
 # Install almost everything without disturbing previous versions
 altinstall:	altbininstall libinstall inclinstall libainstall \
@@ -870,18 +870,6 @@ frameworkinstallunixtools:
 		DIRMODE=$(DIRMODE) FILEMODE=$(FILEMODE) \
 		srcdir=$(srcdir) builddir=. DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR)
 
-# This installs IDLE
-idleinstall:
-	SRCDIR=$(srcdir) $(RUNSHARED) \
-	./$(BUILDPYTHON) $(srcdir)/Tools/idle/setup.py install \
-	--check-tkinter \
-	--prefix=$(prefix) \
-	--install-purelib=$(LIBDEST) \
-	--install-scripts=$(BINDIR) \
-	--install-platlib=$(DESTSHARED) \
-	--optimize=2 \
-	--root=/$(DESTDIR)
-
 # This installs a few of the useful scripts in Tools/scripts
 scriptsinstall:
 	SRCDIR=$(srcdir) $(RUNSHARED) \