--- a/tests/mansyntax.sh
+++ b/tests/mansyntax.sh
@@ -1,37 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-set -e
-
-# Written by Mikhail Gusarov
-#
-# Run syntax checks for all manpages in the documentation tree.
-#
-
-srcdir=${srcdir:-$PWD}
-dstdir=${builddir:-$PWD}
-mandir=${srcdir}/../docs
-
-#
-# Only test if suitable man is available
-#
-if ! man --help | grep -q warnings; then
-  echo "man version not suitable, skipping tests"
-  exit 0
-fi
-
-ec=0
-
-trap "rm -f $dstdir/man3" EXIT
-
-ln -sf "$mandir" "$dstdir/man3"
-
-for manpage in $mandir/libssh2_*.*; do
-  echo "$manpage"
-  warnings=$(LANG=en_US.UTF-8 MANWIDTH=80 man -M "$dstdir" --warnings \
-    -E UTF-8 -l "$manpage" 2>&1 >/dev/null)
-  if [ -n "$warnings" ]; then
-    echo "$warnings"
-    ec=1
-  fi
-done
-
-exit $ec
+: