diff --git a/docs/Makefile.in b/docs/Makefile.in
index ef551e0a784..a67a095bbd6 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.in
+++ b/docs/Makefile.in
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 # 		Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org>
 
 # Programs
-WGET = @WGET@
 XSLTPROC = @XSLTPROC@
 XMLLINT = @XMLLINT@
 DVIPS = @DVIPS@
@@ -153,9 +152,6 @@ $(TXTDIR)/%.txt: $(HTMLDIR)/%.html
 	mkdir -p $(@D)
 	$(XSLTPROC) --output $@ xslt/latex.xsl $<
 
-gpl.tex:
-	$(WGET) http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.tex
-
 latexfigures: $(LATEX_FIGURES)
 
 $(PDFDIR)/%.pdf: %.pdf
@@ -163,7 +159,7 @@ $(PDFDIR)/%.pdf: %.pdf
 	cp $< $@
 
 # Adobe PDF files
-%.pdf: %.tex latexfigures gpl.tex 
+%.pdf: %.tex latexfigures 
 	-$(PDFLATEX) $<
 	-$(PDFLATEX) $<
 	$(MAKEINDEX) $*
@@ -175,7 +171,7 @@ $(DVIDIR)/%.dvi: %.dvi
 	mkdir -p $(@D)
 	cp $< $@
 
-%.dvi: %.tex %.idx gpl.tex
+%.dvi: %.tex %.idx 
 	$(MAKE) $(shell $(XSLTPROC) --stringparam prepend "" --stringparam append ".eps" --stringparam role latex xslt/find-image-dependencies.xsl $(DOCBOOKDIR)/$*.xml)
 	-$(LATEX) $< 
 	-$(LATEX) $< 
diff --git a/docs/Samba-Guide/index.xml b/docs/Samba-Guide/index.xml
index 1288db26f13..2d520221974 100644
--- a/docs/Samba-Guide/index.xml
+++ b/docs/Samba-Guide/index.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 	<xi:include href="Chap10b-DomainAppsSupport.xml"/>
 	<xi:include href="Chap11-HighAvailability.xml"/>
 	<xi:include href="Chap12-Appendix.xml"/>
-	<?latex \include{gpl}?>
+	<xi:include href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.xml"/>
 	<xi:include href="glossary.xml"/>
 	<index/>
 </book>
diff --git a/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/index.xml b/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/index.xml
index a04e692ccd2..082a019849e 100644
--- a/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/index.xml
+++ b/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/index.xml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Samba has several features that you might want or might not want to use. The cha
 
 
 
-<?latex \include{gpl}?>
+<xi:include href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.xml"/>
 
 <xi:include href="glossary.xml"/>
 
diff --git a/docs/aclocal.m4 b/docs/aclocal.m4
index 073d2aafd22..ec451a4968a 100644
--- a/docs/aclocal.m4
+++ b/docs/aclocal.m4
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+dnl (C) 2003-2004 Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org>
+dnl Published under the GNU GPL
+dnl
 dnl DOCS_DEFINE_TARGET
 dnl arg1: Target that is defined
 dnl arg2: Requirement
diff --git a/docs/configure.in b/docs/configure.in
index 9d470309379..227a91e2862 100644
--- a/docs/configure.in
+++ b/docs/configure.in
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ AC_SUBST(SAMBASOURCEDIR)
 DOCS_TARGET_REQUIRE_PROGRAM(XSLTPROC, xsltproc, ALL)
 DOCS_TARGET_REQUIRE_PROGRAM(RM, rm, ALL)
 DOCS_TARGET_REQUIRE_PROGRAM(MAKEINDEX, makeindex, LATEX)
-DOCS_TARGET_REQUIRE_PROGRAM(WGET, wget, LATEX)
 DOCS_TARGET_REQUIRE_PROGRAM(PDFLATEX, pdflatex, PDF)
 DOCS_TARGET_REQUIRE_PROGRAM(EPSTOPDF, epstopdf, PDF)
 DOCS_TARGET_REQUIRE_PROGRAM(THUMBPDF, thumbpdf, PDF)