diff --git a/utils/Makefile b/utils/Makefile
index 2f70748202..355954906c 100644
--- a/utils/Makefile
+++ b/utils/Makefile
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ install:
 	done 
 
 uninstall:
-	for x in $(ALL_UTILS); do rm -f $$x $(DESTDIR)$(ASTSBINDIR)/$$x; done
+	for x in $(ALL_UTILS); do rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(ASTSBINDIR)/$$x; done
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o $(ALL_UTILS) check_expr