diff --git a/emacs/Makefile.local b/emacs/Makefile.local
index 040e64d4..acd5b078 100644
--- a/emacs/Makefile.local
+++ b/emacs/Makefile.local
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ emacs_sources := \
 	$(dir)/notmuch-lib.el \
 	$(dir)/notmuch-compat.el \
 	$(dir)/notmuch-parser.el \
-	$(dir)/notmuch.el \
 	$(dir)/notmuch-query.el \
 	$(dir)/notmuch-show.el \
 	$(dir)/notmuch-tree.el \