--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -249,19 +249,7 @@ if (UNIX)
     endif()
     # copy to build dir
     configure_file( ${UnixManFile} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/edbrowse.1 )
-    # find 'gzip' - warn if not...
-    find_program(GZIP_EXE gzip PATHS /bin )
-    if (GZIP_EXE)
-        # gzip it in place
-        execute_process(COMMAND ${GZIP_EXE} -f "edbrowse.1"
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
-            INPUT_FILE edbrowse.1
-            OUTPUT_FILE edbrowse.1.gz )
-        # install it
-	install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/edbrowse.1.gz DESTINATION ${UnixManDir})
-    else ()
-        message(WARNING "Unable to locate 'gzip'! No man page...")
-    endif ()
+    install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/edbrowse.1 DESTINATION ${UnixManDir})
     # install user guide
     install(FILES doc/usersguide.html doc/usersguide_fr.html doc/sample.ebrc doc/sample_fr.ebrc doc/sample_it.ebrc DESTINATION ${UnixDocDir})
 endif ()
