--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 	${MAKE} -C query clean
 	${MAKE} -C utils clean
 	-${MAKE} -C lib clean
-	-${MAKE} -C desktop/unity-lens-recoll clean
 	-${MAKE} -C python/recoll clean
 	@NOQTMAKE@@-${MAKE} -C $(QTGUI) clean
 	rm -f qtgui/Makefile qtgui/confgui/Makefile qtgui/recoll
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@
 # available but a "Make" won't work without a configure anyway
 distclean: clean
 	${MAKE} -C query distclean
-	-${MAKE} -C desktop/unity-lens-recoll distclean
 	-${MAKE} -C python/recoll distclean
 	rm -f mk/sysconf mk/localdefs sampleconf/recoll.conf \
 	   qtgui/recoll.pro \