diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 15636e6..beb00f5 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -44,16 +44,3 @@ WriteMakefile
    dist                       => { COMPRESS => 'gzip -9f', SUFFIX => 'gz', },
    clean                      => { FILES => 'feedgnuplot-*' },
   );
-
-# reroute the main POD into a separate README.pod if requested. This is here
-# purely to generate a README.pod for the github front page
-if(exists $ARGV[0] && $ARGV[0] eq 'README.pod')
-{
-  open SCRIPT, 'bin/feedgnuplot' or die "Couldn't open main script";
-  open README, '>README.pod'     or die "Couldn't open README.pod";
-  while (<SCRIPT>)
-  {
-    if (/^=/../^=cut/)
-    { print README; }
-  }
-}