diff --git a/CMake/download_html_manual.cmake b/CMake/download_html_manual.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 8128bfe13..000000000
--- a/CMake/download_html_manual.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#
-# CMake script to fetch the current HTML manual
-#
-message (STATUS "file: ${URL}/${NAME}")
-file (
-  DOWNLOAD ${URL}/${NAME} contrib/${NAME}
-  TIMEOUT 120
-  STATUS manual_STATUS
-  LOG manual_LOG
-  SHOW_PROGRESS
-  )
-list (GET manual_STATUS 0 manual_RC)
-if (manual_RC)
-  message (WARNING "${manual_STATUS}")
-  message (FATAL_ERROR "${manual_LOG}")
-endif (manual_RC)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c05e4072b..860624594 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -630,17 +630,6 @@ FortranCInterface_HEADER (FC.h MACRO_NAMESPACE "FC_" SYMBOL_NAMESPACE "FC_"
 # sort out pre-requisites
 #
 
-#
-# fetch latest HTML manual
-#
-#set (WSJT_MANUAL_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_MANUAL_DIRECTORY_URL}"
-#  CACHE STRING "Can be overridden to a local URI")
-#add_custom_target (user_manual ALL
-#  ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -D URL=${WSJT_MANUAL_DIRECTORY} -D NAME=${PROJECT_MANUAL} -P ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/download_html_manual.cmake
-#  COMMENT "Downloading ${PROJECT_NAME} HTML manual"
-#  VERBATIM
-#  )
-
 #
 # Setup RPATH so that built executable targets will run in both the
 # build tree and the install location without having to set a