diff --git a/ovn/automake.mk b/ovn/automake.mk
index afaf0688c0d..7d16c6036a3 100644
--- a/ovn/automake.mk
+++ b/ovn/automake.mk
@@ -1,82 +1,7 @@
-# OVN southbound schema and IDL
-EXTRA_DIST += ovn/ovn-sb.ovsschema
-pkgdata_DATA += ovn/ovn-sb.ovsschema
-
-# OVN southbound E-R diagram
-#
-# If "python" or "dot" is not available, then we do not add graphical diagram
-# to the documentation.
-if HAVE_PYTHON
-if HAVE_DOT
-ovn/ovn-sb.gv: ovsdb/ovsdb-dot.in ovn/ovn-sb.ovsschema
-	$(AM_V_GEN)$(OVSDB_DOT) --no-arrows $(srcdir)/ovn/ovn-sb.ovsschema > $@
-ovn/ovn-sb.pic: ovn/ovn-sb.gv ovsdb/dot2pic
-	$(AM_V_GEN)(dot -T plain < ovn/ovn-sb.gv | $(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/ovsdb/dot2pic -f 3) > $@.tmp && \
-	mv $@.tmp $@
-OVN_SB_PIC = ovn/ovn-sb.pic
-OVN_SB_DOT_DIAGRAM_ARG = --er-diagram=$(OVN_SB_PIC)
-CLEANFILES += ovn/ovn-sb.gv ovn/ovn-sb.pic
-endif
-endif
-
-# OVN southbound schema documentation
-EXTRA_DIST += ovn/ovn-sb.xml
-CLEANFILES += ovn/ovn-sb.5
-man_MANS += ovn/ovn-sb.5
-ovn/ovn-sb.5: \
-	ovsdb/ovsdb-doc ovn/ovn-sb.xml ovn/ovn-sb.ovsschema $(OVN_SB_PIC)
-	$(AM_V_GEN)$(OVSDB_DOC) \
-		$(OVN_SB_DOT_DIAGRAM_ARG) \
-		--version=$(VERSION) \
-		$(srcdir)/ovn/ovn-sb.ovsschema \
-		$(srcdir)/ovn/ovn-sb.xml > $@.tmp && \
-	mv $@.tmp $@
-
-# OVN northbound schema and IDL
-EXTRA_DIST += ovn/ovn-nb.ovsschema
-pkgdata_DATA += ovn/ovn-nb.ovsschema
-
-# OVN northbound E-R diagram
-#
-# If "python" or "dot" is not available, then we do not add graphical diagram
-# to the documentation.
-if HAVE_PYTHON
-if HAVE_DOT
-ovn/ovn-nb.gv: ovsdb/ovsdb-dot.in ovn/ovn-nb.ovsschema
-	$(AM_V_GEN)$(OVSDB_DOT) --no-arrows $(srcdir)/ovn/ovn-nb.ovsschema > $@
-ovn/ovn-nb.pic: ovn/ovn-nb.gv ovsdb/dot2pic
-	$(AM_V_GEN)(dot -T plain < ovn/ovn-nb.gv | $(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/ovsdb/dot2pic -f 3) > $@.tmp && \
-	mv $@.tmp $@
-OVN_NB_PIC = ovn/ovn-nb.pic
-OVN_NB_DOT_DIAGRAM_ARG = --er-diagram=$(OVN_NB_PIC)
-CLEANFILES += ovn/ovn-nb.gv ovn/ovn-nb.pic
-endif
-endif
-
-# OVN northbound schema documentation
-EXTRA_DIST += ovn/ovn-nb.xml
-CLEANFILES += ovn/ovn-nb.5
-man_MANS += ovn/ovn-nb.5
-ovn/ovn-nb.5: \
-	ovsdb/ovsdb-doc ovn/ovn-nb.xml ovn/ovn-nb.ovsschema $(OVN_NB_PIC)
-	$(AM_V_GEN)$(OVSDB_DOC) \
-		$(OVN_NB_DOT_DIAGRAM_ARG) \
-		--version=$(VERSION) \
-		$(srcdir)/ovn/ovn-nb.ovsschema \
-		$(srcdir)/ovn/ovn-nb.xml > $@.tmp && \
-	mv $@.tmp $@
-
-# Version checking for ovn-nb.ovsschema.
-ALL_LOCAL += ovn/ovn-nb.ovsschema.stamp
-ovn/ovn-nb.ovsschema.stamp: ovn/ovn-nb.ovsschema
-	$(srcdir)/build-aux/cksum-schema-check $? $@
-CLEANFILES += ovn/ovn-nb.ovsschema.stamp
-
-# Version checking for ovn-sb.ovsschema.
-ALL_LOCAL += ovn/ovn-sb.ovsschema.stamp
-ovn/ovn-sb.ovsschema.stamp: ovn/ovn-sb.ovsschema
-	$(srcdir)/build-aux/cksum-schema-check $? $@
-CLEANFILES += ovn/ovn-sb.ovsschema.stamp
+EXTRA_DIST += ovn/ovn-sb.ovsschema \
+	      ovn/ovn-sb.xml \
+	      ovn/ovn-nb.ovsschema \
+	      ovn/ovn-nb.xml
 
 include ovn/lib/automake.mk
 include ovn/utilities/automake.mk
diff --git a/ovn/utilities/automake.mk b/ovn/utilities/automake.mk
index c2c3b7d5c92..d2e2675c08a 100644
--- a/ovn/utilities/automake.mk
+++ b/ovn/utilities/automake.mk
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-man_MANS += \
-    ovn/utilities/ovn-nbctl.8 \
-    ovn/utilities/ovn-sbctl.8
-
-MAN_ROOTS += \
-    ovn/utilities/ovn-sbctl.8.in
-
 EXTRA_DIST += \
-    ovn/utilities/ovn-nbctl.8.xml
+    ovn/utilities/ovn-nbctl.8.xml \
+    ovn/utilities/ovn-sbctl.8.in
 
 CLEANFILES += \
     ovn/utilities/ovn-nbctl.8 \