diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 56049e7d1..4931964de 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4 ${ACLOCAL_FLAGS}
 
-SUBDIRS = po libgnome-control-center shell panels help
-DIST_SUBDIRS = po help shell panels libgnome-control-center
+SUBDIRS = po shell panels help
+DIST_SUBDIRS = po help shell panels
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = \
 	gnome-doc-utils.make
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a0247d2c0..130f9005b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@ fi
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 Makefile
 help/Makefile
-libgnome-control-center/Makefile
 panels/Makefile
 panels/common/Makefile
 panels/background/Makefile
diff --git a/libgnome-control-center/Makefile.am b/libgnome-control-center/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index f84fc5e95..000000000
--- a/libgnome-control-center/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-NULL =
-
-uidir = $(pkgdatadir)/ui
-
-AM_CPPFLAGS =					\
-	$(LIBGNOME_CONTROL_CENTER_CFLAGS)	\
-	-DGNOMELOCALEDIR="\"$(datadir)/locale\""\
-	-DUIDIR="\"$(uidir)\""			\
-	-DMENUDIR="\"$(menudir)\""		\
-	$(NULL)
-
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libgnome-control-center.la
-
-libgnome_control_center_la_SOURCES =		\
-	cc-panel.c				\
-	cc-panel.h				\
-	cc-shell.c				\
-	cc-shell.h				\
-	cc-editable-entry.c			\
-	cc-editable-entry.h			\
-	$(NULL)
-
-libgnome_control_center_la_LDFLAGS =		\
-	-no-undefined				\
-	$(NULL)
-
-libgnome_control_center_la_LIBADD = 		\
-	$(LIBGNOME_CONTROL_CENTER_LIBS)		\
-	$(NULL)
-
--include $(top_srcdir)/git.mk
diff --git a/shell/Makefile.am b/shell/Makefile.am
index a3a11af4b..5912e0c60 100644
--- a/shell/Makefile.am
+++ b/shell/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 INCLUDES =					\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)				\
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/libgnome-control-center \
 	$(SHELL_CFLAGS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = gnome-control-center
@@ -28,10 +27,15 @@ gnome_control_center_SOURCES =			\
 	cc-shell-item-view.h			\
 	cc-shell-model.c			\
 	cc-shell-model.h			\
+	cc-editable-entry.c			\
+	cc-editable-entry.h			\
+	cc-panel.c				\
+	cc-panel.h				\
+	cc-shell.c				\
+	cc-shell.h				\
 	$(MARSHAL_FILES)
 
 gnome_control_center_LDADD =			\
-	$(top_builddir)/libgnome-control-center/libgnome-control-center.la \
 	$(SHELL_LIBS)
 
 gnome_control_center_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic
diff --git a/libgnome-control-center/cc-editable-entry.c b/shell/cc-editable-entry.c
similarity index 100%
rename from libgnome-control-center/cc-editable-entry.c
rename to shell/cc-editable-entry.c
diff --git a/libgnome-control-center/cc-editable-entry.h b/shell/cc-editable-entry.h
similarity index 100%
rename from libgnome-control-center/cc-editable-entry.h
rename to shell/cc-editable-entry.h
diff --git a/libgnome-control-center/cc-panel.c b/shell/cc-panel.c
similarity index 100%
rename from libgnome-control-center/cc-panel.c
rename to shell/cc-panel.c
diff --git a/libgnome-control-center/cc-panel.h b/shell/cc-panel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from libgnome-control-center/cc-panel.h
rename to shell/cc-panel.h
diff --git a/libgnome-control-center/cc-shell.c b/shell/cc-shell.c
similarity index 100%
rename from libgnome-control-center/cc-shell.c
rename to shell/cc-shell.c
diff --git a/libgnome-control-center/cc-shell.h b/shell/cc-shell.h
similarity index 100%
rename from libgnome-control-center/cc-shell.h
rename to shell/cc-shell.h
diff --git a/shell/gnome-control-center.h b/shell/gnome-control-center.h
index 50fe5afce..30b3fb7e8 100644
--- a/shell/gnome-control-center.h
+++ b/shell/gnome-control-center.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #define _GNOME_CONTROL_CENTER_H
 
 #include <glib-object.h>
-#include <libgnome-control-center/cc-shell.h>
+#include "cc-shell.h"
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS