diff -u --recursive gstreamer-1.12.4-vanilla/configure.ac gstreamer-1.12.4/configure.ac
--- gstreamer-1.12.4-vanilla/configure.ac	2018-02-10 17:45:28.053157030 -0500
+++ gstreamer-1.12.4/configure.ac	2018-02-10 17:45:47.703222322 -0500
@@ -1086,12 +1086,6 @@
 tools/Makefile
 common/Makefile
 common/m4/Makefile
-docs/Makefile
-docs/gst/Makefile
-docs/gst/gstreamer.types
-docs/libs/Makefile
-docs/plugins/Makefile
-docs/version.entities
 m4/Makefile
 pkgconfig/Makefile
 stamp.h
diff -u --recursive gstreamer-1.12.4-vanilla/Makefile.am gstreamer-1.12.4/Makefile.am
--- gstreamer-1.12.4-vanilla/Makefile.am	2018-02-10 17:45:28.053157030 -0500
+++ gstreamer-1.12.4/Makefile.am	2018-02-10 17:45:58.940259656 -0500
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 SUBDIRS = pkgconfig \
 	gst libs plugins \
-	docs \
 	m4 \
 	common \
 	data
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@
 # These are all the possible subdirs
 DIST_SUBDIRS = pkgconfig \
 	gst libs plugins tools \
-	docs \
 	m4 \
 	common \
 	data