diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 1127d76..44426c4 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.5.2rc02 - March 19, 2011
+Libpng 1.5.2rc02 - March 20, 2011
 
 This is not intended to be a public release.  It will be replaced
 within a few weeks by a public version or by another test version.
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@
   Define remaining attributes to blank when MSC_VER<1300.
   ifdef out mask arrays in pngread.c when interlacing is not supported.
 
-Version 1.5.2rc02 [March 19, 2011]
+Version 1.5.2rc02 [March 20, 2011]
   Added a hint to try CPP=/bin/cpp if "cpp -E" fails in scripts/pnglibconf.mak
-    and in contrib/pngminim/*/makefile and to try "STRIP=touch" if strip is
-    missing, eg., on SunOS 5.10
+    and in contrib/pngminim/*/makefile, eg., on SunOS 5.10, and removed "strip"
+    from the makefiles.
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7cf407c..99040bb 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -3273,10 +3273,10 @@
   Define remaining attributes to blank when MSC_VER<1300.
   ifdef out mask arrays in pngread.c when interlacing is not supported.
 
-Version 1.5.2rc02 [March 19, 2011]
+Version 1.5.2rc02 [March 20, 2011]
   Added a hint to try CPP=/bin/cpp if "cpp -E" fails in scripts/pnglibconf.mak
-    and in contrib/pngminim/*/makefile and to try "STRIP=touch" if strip is
-    missing, eg., on SunOS 5.10
+    and in contrib/pngminim/*/makefile, eg., on SunOS 5.10, and removed "strip"
+    from the makefiles.
 
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diff --git a/contrib/pngminim/decoder/makefile b/contrib/pngminim/decoder/makefile
index da6ccb2..e10e122 100644
--- a/contrib/pngminim/decoder/makefile
+++ b/contrib/pngminim/decoder/makefile
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 #CC=cc
 CC=gcc
 LD=$(CC)
-STRIP=strip
-
-#if strip fails try
-# make STRIP=touch
 
 # If awk fails try
 # make AWK=nawk
@@ -93,7 +89,6 @@
 
 pngm2pnm$(E): $(OBJS)
 	$(LD) -o pngm2pnm$(E) $(OBJS)
-	$(STRIP) pngm2pnm$(E)
 
 # The DFA_XTRA setting turns all libpng options off then
 # turns on those required for this minimal build.
diff --git a/contrib/pngminim/encoder/makefile b/contrib/pngminim/encoder/makefile
index 0d847f7..d6f39e2 100644
--- a/contrib/pngminim/encoder/makefile
+++ b/contrib/pngminim/encoder/makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #CC=cc
 CC=gcc
 LD=$(CC)
-STRIP=strip
 
 # If awk fails try
 # make AWK=nawk
@@ -12,9 +11,6 @@
 # If cpp fails try
 # make CPP=/lib/cpp
 
-# If strip fails try
-# make STRIP=touch
-
 RM=rm -f
 COPY=cp
 
@@ -92,7 +88,6 @@
 
 pnm2pngm$(E): $(OBJS)
 	$(LD) -o pnm2pngm$(E) $(OBJS)
-	$(STRIP) pnm2pngm$(E)
 
 # The DFA_XTRA setting turns all libpng options off then
 # turns on those required for this minimal build.
diff --git a/contrib/pngminim/preader/makefile b/contrib/pngminim/preader/makefile
index 76e47d8..f4b0ccd 100644
--- a/contrib/pngminim/preader/makefile
+++ b/contrib/pngminim/preader/makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #CC=cc
 CC=gcc
 LD=$(CC)
-STRIP=strip
 
 # If awk fails try
 # make AWK=nawk
@@ -12,9 +11,6 @@
 # If cpp fails try
 # make CPP=/lib/cpp
 
-# If strip fails try
-# make STRIP=touch
-
 RM=rm -f
 COPY=cp
 
@@ -108,7 +104,6 @@
 
 rpng2-x$(E): $(OBJS)
 	$(LD) -o rpng2-x$(E) $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
-	$(STRIP) rpng2-x$(E)
 
 # The DFA_XTRA setting turns all libpng options off then
 # turns on those required for this minimal build.