diff -Nuar binwalk-1.3.0.old/src/setup.py binwalk-1.3.0/src/setup.py
--- binwalk-1.3.0.old/src/setup.py	2014-02-21 00:06:02.338551521 +0600
+++ binwalk-1.3.0/src/setup.py	2014-02-21 00:07:12.854553956 +0600
@@ -64,35 +64,6 @@
 	
 	warning(msg, prompt=True)
 
-# Build / install C compression libraries
-c_lib_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "C")
-c_lib_makefile = os.path.join(c_lib_dir, "Makefile")
-
-working_directory = os.getcwd()
-os.chdir(c_lib_dir)
-status = 0
-
-if not os.path.exists(c_lib_makefile):
-	status |= os.system("./configure")
-
-status |= os.system("make")
-
-if status != 0:
-	msg = ["Build warning: failed to build compression libraries.",
-		"Some plugins will not work without these libraries."
-	]
-	
-	warning(msg, prompt=True)
-elif "install" in sys.argv:
-		if os.system("make install") != 0:
-			msg = ["Install warning: failed to install compression libraries.",
-				"Some plugins will not work without these libraries."
-			]
-
-			warning(msg, prompt=True)
-		
-os.chdir(working_directory)
-
 # Generate a new magic file from the files in the magic directory
 print("generating binwalk magic file")
 magic_files = listdir("magic")