diff --git a/desktop/sync-engine/sync-engine.SlackBuild b/desktop/sync-engine/sync-engine.SlackBuild
index fcecc6bc21..7c066497af 100644
--- a/desktop/sync-engine/sync-engine.SlackBuild
+++ b/desktop/sync-engine/sync-engine.SlackBuild
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ find . \
 
 python setup.py install --root=$PKG
 
-( cd $PKG/usr/man
-  find . -type f -exec gzip -9 {} \;
-  for i in $( find . -type l ) ; do ln -s $( readlink $i ).gz $i.gz ; rm $i ; done
-)
-
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cp -a \
   CHANGELOG COPYING \