diff --git a/README b/README
index f78cbebe6..bb0a0c582 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ instructions at https://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation.
 
 - testing/ :: Testing suite for Org.
 
-- request-assign-future.txt :: The form that contributors have to sign
-  and get processed with the FSF before contributed changes can be
-  integrated into the Org core.  All files in this distribution have
-  copyright assigned to the FSF.
-
 * Join the GNU Project
 
 Org is part of GNU Emacs and GNU Emacs is part of the GNU Operating
diff --git a/mk/targets.mk b/mk/targets.mk
index 5cba63e21..e99506a21 100644
--- a/mk/targets.mk
+++ b/mk/targets.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .EXPORT_ALL_VARIABLES:
 .NOTPARALLEL: .PHONY
 # Additional distribution files
-DISTFILES_extra=  Makefile request-assign-future.txt etc
+DISTFILES_extra=  Makefile etc
 
 LISPDIRS      = lisp
 OTHERDIRS     = doc etc
diff --git a/request-assign-future.txt b/request-assign-future.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f0133bdca..000000000
--- a/request-assign-future.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-Please email the following information to assign@gnu.org, and we
-will send you the assignment form for your past and future changes.
-
-Please use your full legal name (in ASCII characters) as the subject
-line of the message.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-REQUEST: SEND FORM FOR PAST AND FUTURE CHANGES
-
-[What is the name of the program or package you're contributing to?]
-
-  Emacs
-
-[Did you copy any files or text written by someone else in these changes?
-Even if that material is free software, we need to know about it.]
-
-
-[Do you have an employer who might have a basis to claim to own
-your changes?  Do you attend a school which might make such a claim?]
-
-
-[For the copyright registration, what country are you a citizen of?]
-
-
-[What year were you born?]
-
-
-[Please write your email address here.]
-
-
-[Please write your postal address here.]
-
-
-
-
-
-[Which files have you changed so far, and which new files have you written
-so far?]
-
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