diff --git a/docs/text/LICENSE b/LICENSE
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/text/LICENSE
rename to LICENSE
diff --git a/docs/text/README b/README
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/text/README
rename to README
diff --git a/misc/GNUmakefile b/misc/GNUmakefile
index 7d4b657de..4b6a12759 100644
--- a/misc/GNUmakefile
+++ b/misc/GNUmakefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ release: export
 
 	mv $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/auto/configure $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)
 
-	mv $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/docs/text/LICENSE $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)
-	mv $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/docs/text/README $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)
 	mv $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/docs/html $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)
 	mv $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/docs/man $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)