diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index acb35bb08b29cbb59841b6c7a6cd2dbf963fd512..aa62fc473db87379b26f89c67ec26d6ea6af1e1d 100755
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -67,11 +67,14 @@ help:
 	@$(SHELL) Make.sh style
 	@cp -p *.cpp *.h Obj_$@
 	@cp MAKE/Makefile.$@ Obj_$@/Makefile
-	@if [ ! -e Makefile.package ]; then make package-regenerate; fi
-	@if [ ! -e Makefile.package.settings ]; then make package-regenerate; fi
+	@if [ ! -e Makefile.package ]; \
+	  then cp Makefile.package.empty Makefile.package; fi
+	@if [ ! -e Makefile.package.settings ]; \
+	  then cp Makefile.package.settings.empty Makefile.package.settings; fi
 	@cp Makefile.package Makefile.package.settings Obj_$@
 	@cd Obj_$@; \
-	$(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) "OBJ = $(OBJ)" "INC = $(INC)" "EXE = ../$(EXE)" ../$(EXE)
+	$(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) "OBJ = $(OBJ)" "INC = $(INC)" \
+	  "EXE = ../$(EXE)" ../$(EXE)
 	@if [ -d Obj_$@ ]; then cd Obj_$@; rm -f $(SRC) $(INC) Makefile*; fi
 
 # Remove machine-specific object files
@@ -171,7 +174,6 @@ no-%:
 # status = list src files that differ from package files
 # update = replace src files with newer package files
 # overwrite = overwrite package files with newer src files
-# regenerate = regenerate Makefile.package from Makefile.package.empty
 # diff = show differences between src and package files
 
 package-status:
@@ -189,12 +191,6 @@ package-overwrite:
 	@echo ''
 	@for p in $(PACKUSERUC); do $(SHELL) Package.sh $$p overwrite; done
 
-package-regenerate:
-	@cp Makefile.package.empty Makefile.package
-	@cp Makefile.package.settings.empty Makefile.package.settings
-	@for p in $(PACKAGEUC); do $(SHELL) Package.sh $$p regenerate; done
-	@for p in $(PACKUSERUC); do $(SHELL) Package.sh $$p regenerate; done
-
 package-diff:
 	@for p in $(PACKAGEUC); do $(SHELL) Package.sh $$p diff; done
 	@echo ''
diff --git a/src/Package.sh b/src/Package.sh
index fb3694bb4e497e9c68dd213cfa2653fe1335e025..78b7b7a10bee05cee7733d26ad84b8d3c82a6ce9 100644
--- a/src/Package.sh
+++ b/src/Package.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Package.sh = package management, called from Makefile
-# Syntax: sh Package.sh DIR status/update/overwrite/regenerate/diff
+# Syntax: sh Package.sh DIR status/update/overwrite/diff
 
 # style used to translate dir name to package name
 
@@ -79,15 +79,6 @@ elif (test $2 = "overwrite") then
     echo "  $1 package is not installed, no action"
   fi
 
-# regenenate Makefile.package from Makefile.package.empty
-# if installed:
-# re-install so Install.sh will edit Makefile.package
-
-elif (test $2 = "regenerate") then
-  if (test $installed = 1) then
-    /bin/sh Install.sh 1
-  fi
-
 # diff
 # if installed:
 # show any differences between src files and package files