diff --git a/darshan-runtime/lib/Makefile.am b/darshan-runtime/lib/Makefile.am
index 15a4222ee..bb5a69772 100644
--- a/darshan-runtime/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/darshan-runtime/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ libdarshan_a_CPPFLAGS  = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -DDARSHAN_WRAP_MMA
 
 H_SRCS = darshan-common.h \
          darshan.h \
-         darshan-core.h \
          darshan-config.h \
          darshan-lustre.h \
          darshan-dxt.h \