diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 081a43c..0000000
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-*.asm
-*.d
-*.sym
-_*
-kernel
-user1
-userfs
-usertests
-xv6.img
-vectors.S
-bochsout.txt
-bootblock
-bootother
-bootother.out
-parport.out
-fmt
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a85add2..328f9c6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -170,46 +170,3 @@ qemu-gdb: $K/kernel .gdbinit fs.img
 	@echo "*** Now run 'gdb' in another window." 1>&2
 	$(QEMU) $(QEMUOPTS) -S $(QEMUGDB)
 
-# CUT HERE
-# prepare dist for students
-# after running make dist, probably want to
-# rename it to rev0 or rev1 or so on and then
-# check in that version.
-
-EXTRA=\
-	mkfs.c ulib.c user.h cat.c echo.c forktest.c grep.c kill.c\
-	ln.c ls.c mkdir.c rm.c stressfs.c usertests.c wc.c zombie.c\
-	printf.c umalloc.c\
-	README dot-bochsrc *.pl \
-	.gdbinit.tmpl gdbutil\
-
-dist:
-	rm -rf dist
-	mkdir dist
-	for i in $(FILES); \
-	do \
-		grep -v PAGEBREAK $$i >dist/$$i; \
-	done
-	sed '/CUT HERE/,$$d' Makefile >dist/Makefile
-	echo >dist/runoff.spec
-	cp $(EXTRA) dist
-
-dist-test:
-	rm -rf dist
-	make dist
-	rm -rf dist-test
-	mkdir dist-test
-	cp dist/* dist-test
-	cd dist-test; $(MAKE) print
-	cd dist-test; $(MAKE) bochs || true
-	cd dist-test; $(MAKE) qemu
-
-# update this rule (change rev#) when it is time to
-# make a new revision.
-tar:
-	rm -rf /tmp/xv6
-	mkdir -p /tmp/xv6
-	cp dist/* dist/.gdbinit.tmpl /tmp/xv6
-	(cd /tmp; tar cf - xv6) | gzip >xv6-rev10.tar.gz  # the next one will be 10 (9/17)
-
-.PHONY: dist-test dist