--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -78,16 +78,4 @@ install_data(bins, install_dir: bindir)
 install_data(units, install_dir: systemunitdir)
 install_data(licenses, install_dir: licensedir)
 
-if a2x.found()
-  foreach m : mans
-    custom_target(m.split('/')[-1], input: m + '.adoc', output: m.split('/')[-1],
-      command: [a2x, '--attribute=' + build_machine.system(), '-f', 'manpage', '-D', meson.current_build_dir(), '@INPUT@'],
-      install_dir: join_paths(get_option('mandir'), 'man' + m.split('.')[-1]),
-      install: true
-    )
-  endforeach
-else
-  warning('Will not build man pages due to missing a2x (asciidoc) dependency!')
-endif
-
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