diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 71c3f0513..b3b4fc195 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -142,16 +142,3 @@ configuration format is explained in detail in the doc/ directory.
 By default "make install" installs example configuration files in
 /usr/local/etc/icinga2 unless you have specified a different prefix or
 sysconfdir.
-
-
-Package Builds
---------------
-
-In order to create a snapshot tarball, create a new release directory outside
-the source tree and run cmake and make. Replace <version> with the correct
-string.
-
-$ cd ..
-$ mkdir icinga2-release && cd icinga2-release
-$ cmake ../icinga2 -DCPACK_SOURCE_GENERATE=TGZ -DCPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME=icinga2-<version>
-$ make package_source