diff --git a/1986/stein/Makefile b/1986/stein/Makefile
index a7df5a356..f75c2e4fe 100644
--- a/1986/stein/Makefile
+++ b/1986/stein/Makefile
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ ALT_TARGET= ${PROG}.orig
 all: ${DATA} ${TARGET}
 	@${TRUE}
 
-.PHONY: alt data everything clean clobber nuke dist_clean \
+.PHONY: data everything clean clobber nuke dist_clean \
 	install build love haste waste make easter_egg \
 	supernova deep_magic magic charon pluto
 
@@ -446,10 +446,6 @@ ${PROG}: ${PROG}.c
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
 	-${LN} $@ a.out
 
-# alternative executable
-#
-alt: ${DATA} ${ALT_TARGET}
-	@${TRUE}
 
 ${PROG}.orig: ${PROG}.orig.c
 	@echo "NOTE: The original source may not compile using modern compilers."
@@ -467,7 +463,7 @@ data: ${DATA}
 # utility rules
 ###############
 #
-everything: all alt
+everything: all
 
 clean:
 	${RM} -f ${OBJ} ${ALT_OBJ}
diff --git a/1986/stein/README.md b/1986/stein/README.md
index 243328d49..aed84d69c 100644
--- a/1986/stein/README.md
+++ b/1986/stein/README.md
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ Jan Stein
 
         make all
 
-NOTE: The original entry may be built with "make alt".
-
 Judges' comments:
 
 > NOTE: to avoid problems with news and mail, the single line was split
diff --git a/1986/stein/stein.orig.c b/1986/stein/stein.orig.c
deleted file mode 100644
index cf731c84a..000000000
--- a/1986/stein/stein.orig.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-typedef char*z;O;o;_=33303285;main(b,Z)z Z;{b=(b>=0||(main(b+1,Z+1),*Z=O%(o=(_%
-25))+'0',O/=o,_/=25))&&(b<1||(O=time(&b)%0250600,main(~5,*(z*)Z),write(1,*(z*)Z
-,9)));}