--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_CHECK_TOOLS(AR, ar gar)
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(MAKEINFO, makeinfo)
-AC_CHECK_PROGS(GZIP_PROGRAM, gzip)
 
 if test -z "$MAKEINFO" -o -z "$GZIP_PROGRAM"; then
   build_doc="No (requires makeinfo and gzip to build documents)"
--- a/doc/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 INSTALL_DATA = @INSTALL_DATA@
 MKINSTDIR    = $(top_srcdir)/mkinstalldirs
 MAKEINFO     = @MAKEINFO@
-GZIP_PROGRAM = @GZIP_PROGRAM@
 VERSION_INFO = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 
 MAKEDOC = $(GOSH) $(srcdir)/makedoc.scm
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@
 	texi html htmls dvi pdf info \
 	clean distclean maintainer-clean
 
-.SUFFIXES: .texi .html .info.gz .pdf .dvi
+.SUFFIXES: .texi .html .info .pdf .dvi
 
 all: info
 
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@
 	if test ! -d "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"; then $(MKINSTDIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"; fi
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(MANPAGES) "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"
 	if test ! -d "$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)"; then $(MKINSTDIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)"; fi
-	if test -f gauche-refe.info.gz -o -f gauche-refj.info.gz; then \
+	if test -f gauche-refe.info -o -f gauche-refj.info; then \
 	  for info in *.info*; do \
 	    $(INSTALL_DATA) $$info "$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)/"; \
 	  done; \
@@ -98,8 +97,8 @@
 %-draft/index.html : %.texi
 	$(MAKEDOC) htmls $< "$(MAKEINFO)" "Development HEAD DRAFT"
 
-%.info.gz : %.texi
-	$(MAKEDOC) info $< "$(MAKEINFO)" "$(GZIP_PROGRAM)"
+%.info : %.texi
+	$(MAKEDOC) info $< "$(MAKEINFO)"
 
 %.pdf : %.texi
 	$(MAKEDOC) pdf $< "$(MAKEINFO)"
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@
 htmls-draft : gauche-refe-draft/index.html gauche-refj-draft/index.html
 dvi : gauche-refe.dvi gauche-refj.dvi
 pdf : gauche-refe.pdf gauche-refj.pdf
-info : gauche-refe.info.gz gauche-refj.info.gz
+info : gauche-refe.info gauche-refj.info
 
 gauche-refe.texi : $(TEXIS) extract.scm
 	$(GOSH) $(srcdir)/extract.scm -en -o gauche-refe.texi $(srcdir)/gauche-ref.texi
--- a/doc/makedoc.scm
+++ b/doc/makedoc.scm
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    [gauche.sys.setenv (sys-putenv "LANG=C")]
    [else])
   (if (match (cdr args)
-        [("info" input makeinfo gzip)     (do-info input makeinfo gzip)]
+        [("info" input makeinfo)          (do-info input makeinfo)]
         [("html" input makeinfo)          (do-html input makeinfo)]
         [("htmls" input makeinfo version) (do-htmls input makeinfo version)]
         [("pdf" input makeinfo)           (do-pdf input makeinfo)]
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 (define (usage)
   (print "Usage: gosh makedoc.scm command args ...")
   (print "Valid commands (and args):")
-  (print "  info input MAKEINFO GZIP            - generate info doc")
+  (print "  info input MAKEINFO                 - generate info doc")
   (print "  html input MAKEINFO                 - generate single html")
   (print "  htmls input MAKEINFO VERSION-STRING - generate html files in subdir")
   (print "  pdf input MAKEINFO                  - generate pdf")
@@ -55,14 +55,11 @@
         (warn "makeinfo version ~a or greater is required, but ~a's \
                version is ~a.  Skipping.\n" min-version makeinfo vers)))))
 
-(define (do-info input makeinfo gzip)
+(define (do-info input makeinfo)
   (define info (path-swap-extension input "info"))
   (or (string-null? makeinfo)
-      (string-null? gzip)
       (not (check-makeinfo-version makeinfo "5.0"))
-      (and (do-process (make-cmd `(,makeinfo ,input)))
-           (begin (remove-files (glob #"~|info|*.gz"))
-                  (do-process (make-cmd `(,gzip "-n" ,info ,@(glob #"~|info|-[0-9]*"))))))))
+      (and (do-process (make-cmd `(,makeinfo ,input))))))
 
 (define (do-html input makeinfo)
   (or (string-null? makeinfo)