--- Makefile.am.orig	2024-07-19 04:36:20.372119621 -0400
+++ Makefile.am	2024-07-19 04:36:49.649791246 -0400
@@ -110,19 +110,6 @@
 	for f in $$filelist ; do \
 	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_srcdir)/doc/$$f $(DESTDIR)$(povdocdir)/$$f && echo "$(DESTDIR)$(povdocdir)/$$f" >> $(povinstall); \
 	done
-	@echo "Creating user directories..."; \
-	for p in $(povuser) $(povconfuser) ; do \
-	  $(mkdir_p) $$p && chown $(povowner) $$p && chgrp $(povgroup) $$p && printf "%s\n" "$$p" "`cat $(povinstall)`" > $(povinstall); \
-	done
-	@echo "Copying user configuration and INI files..."; \
-	for f in povray.conf povray.ini ; do \
-	  if test -f $(povconfuser)/$$f; then \
-	    echo "Creating backup of $(povconfuser)/$$f"; \
-	    mv -f $(povconfuser)/$$f $(povconfuser)/$$f.bak; \
-	  fi; \
-	done; \
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_srcdir)/povray.conf $(povconfuser)/povray.conf && chown $(povowner) $(povconfuser)/povray.conf && chgrp $(povgroup) $(povconfuser)/povray.conf  && echo "$(povconfuser)/povray.conf" >> $(povinstall); \
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_builddir)/povray.ini $(povconfuser)/povray.ini && chown $(povowner) $(povconfuser)/povray.ini && chgrp $(povgroup) $(povconfuser)/povray.ini  && echo "$(povconfuser)/povray.ini" >> $(povinstall)
 
 # Remove data, config, and empty folders for 'make uninstall'.
 # Use 'hook' instead of 'local' so as to properly remove *empty* folders (e.g. scripts).