diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 9bc9e707b..ee6925941 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ version 1.5.0beta23 [April 29, 2010]
     other change.  The intention is that users of libpng will find it
     easier to understand if an API they need is missing.
   Include png_reset_zstream() in png.c only when PNG_READ_SUPPORTED is defined.
+  Removed dummy_inflate.c from contrib/pngminim/encoder
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 62cc071e2..5ea67c1f7 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2699,6 +2699,7 @@ version 1.5.0beta23 [April 29, 2010]
     other change.  The intention is that users of libpng will find it
     easier to understand if an API they need is missing.
   Include png_reset_zstream() in png.c only when PNG_READ_SUPPORTED is defined.
+  Removed dummy_inflate.c from contrib/pngminim/encoder
 
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diff --git a/contrib/pngminim/encoder/dummy_inflate.c b/contrib/pngminim/encoder/dummy_inflate.c
deleted file mode 100644
index e606e60a8..000000000
--- a/contrib/pngminim/encoder/dummy_inflate.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#include "zlib.h"
-
-int ZEXPORT inflateReset(strm)
-z_streamp strm;
-{ return Z_OK ; }
diff --git a/contrib/pngminim/encoder/makefile b/contrib/pngminim/encoder/makefile
index a742e561e..6574308cd 100644
--- a/contrib/pngminim/encoder/makefile
+++ b/contrib/pngminim/encoder/makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ ZHDRS  = $(ZH) $(ZCONF)
 # code because deflate defines an unused API function deflateBound
 # which itself calls compressBound from compress.
 ZOBJS  = adler32$(O) compress$(O) crc32$(O) deflate$(O) \
-	 dummy_inflate$(O) \
 	 trees$(O) zutil$(O)
 
 # libpng