diff --git a/build/mingw/Makefile.am b/build/mingw/Makefile.am
index 69195f791..dda135072 100644
--- a/build/mingw/Makefile.am
+++ b/build/mingw/Makefile.am
@@ -1 +1 @@
-EXTRA_DIST = README mingw-cross-compile.sh
+EXTRA_DIST = README mingw-fetch-dependencies.sh
diff --git a/build/mingw/README b/build/mingw/README
index 61e6a13b1..8ba008e12 100644
--- a/build/mingw/README
+++ b/build/mingw/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-The mingw-cross-compile.sh script in this directory automates
-compilation of Clutter using the MinGW compiler. For a description of
-how to use it, see:
+The mingw-fetch-dependencies.sh script in this directory automates
+fetching of the depndencies required to cross compile Clutter using
+the MinGW compiler. For a description of how to use it, see:
 
  http://wiki.clutter-project.org/wiki/BuildingClutterOnWindows
diff --git a/build/mingw/mingw-cross-compile.sh b/build/mingw/mingw-fetch-dependencies.sh
similarity index 93%
rename from build/mingw/mingw-cross-compile.sh
rename to build/mingw/mingw-fetch-dependencies.sh
index 189a60de0..981020b3f 100755
--- a/build/mingw/mingw-cross-compile.sh
+++ b/build/mingw/mingw-fetch-dependencies.sh
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ GL_HEADER_URLS=( \
 
 GL_HEADERS=( gl.h mesa_wgl.h glext.h );
 
-CLUTTER_GIT="git://git.clutter-project.org"
-
 function download_file ()
 {
     local url="$1"; shift;
@@ -314,25 +312,3 @@ fi;
 EOF
 
 chmod a+x "$env_file";
-
-if y_or_n "Do you want to checkout and build Clutter?"; then
-    source "$env_file";
-
-    guess_dir CLUTTER_BUILD_DIR "clutter" \
-	"the build directory for clutter" "Build dir";
-    git clone "$CLUTTER_GIT/clutter" $CLUTTER_BUILD_DIR;
-    if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
-	echo "git failed";
-	exit 1;
-    fi;
-    ( cd "$CLUTTER_BUILD_DIR" && do_autogen );
-    if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
-	echo "autogen failed";
-	exit 1;
-    fi;
-    ( cd "$CLUTTER_BUILD_DIR" && make all install );
-    if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
-	echo "make failed";
-	exit 1;
-    fi;
-fi;