diff --git a/Make/dependencies b/Make/dependencies
index 394cebc48..22c5c98d2 100644
--- a/Make/dependencies
+++ b/Make/dependencies
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ FREETYPE_INSTALLED ?= yes
 
 XINE_INSTALLED ?= no
 
-AVIFILE_INSTALLED ?= no
-
 ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
     DARWIN_QUICKTIME ?= yes
 endif
diff --git a/Make/makedirdefs b/Make/makedirdefs
index d9863231d..2176cc5b2 100644
--- a/Make/makedirdefs
+++ b/Make/makedirdefs
@@ -130,10 +130,6 @@ ifeq ($(LIBPNG_INSTALLED),yes)
   PLUGIN_DIRS += png
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(AVIFILE_INSTALLED),yes)
-  PLUGIN_DIRS += avi
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(COIN_INSTALLED),yes)
     PLUGIN_DIRS += Inventor
 else