diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b4f41326..a44f804f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /test/index.html
 /test/**/xspec/
 /src/**/*.texi
-/conf.xsl
+/src/conf.xsl
 *.apply
 *.info
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bb33c5dc..cdf8924f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ AS_IF(test ! -d "$HOXSL",
   AC_MSG_ERROR([hoxsl path '$HOXSL' does not exist!]))
 AC_MSG_RESULT(found)
 
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile doc/Makefile conf.xsl])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile doc/Makefile src/init.xsl])
 
 AC_OUTPUT
 
diff --git a/conf.xsl.in b/src/init.xsl.in
similarity index 93%
rename from conf.xsl.in
rename to src/init.xsl.in
index c5fcde55..8fd93dea 100644
--- a/conf.xsl.in
+++ b/src/init.xsl.in
@@ -36,8 +36,4 @@
             select="@REV@" />
   <variable name="tame:version-suffix" as="xs:string"
             select="@SUFFIX@" />
-
-  <!-- hoxsl path is configured at build time -->
-  <import href="@HOXSL@/apply/thrush.xsl" />
-
 </stylesheet>