diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 36bb2f3..c8cf5ff 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -34,20 +34,12 @@ dist_man1_MANS = doc/lsyncd.1
 EXTRA_DIST = doc/lsyncd.1.txt doc/lsyncd.1.xml inotify.c fsevents.c bin2carray.lua \
 	default.lua default-rsync.lua default-rsyncssh.lua default-direct.lua
 
-doc/lsyncd.1: doc/lsyncd.1.xml
-	xsltproc -o $@ -nonet /etc/asciidoc/docbook-xsl/manpage.xsl $<
-
-doc/lsyncd.1.xml: doc/lsyncd.1.txt
-	asciidoc -o $@ -b docbook -d manpage $<
+doc/lsyncd.1: doc/lsyncd.1.txt
+	a2x --format=manpage $<
 
 CLEANFILES = runner.out defaults.out runner.c defaults.c
 
-if RUNNER
-# installs the runner script
-runnerdir = $(RUNNER_DIR)
-runner_DATA = lsyncd.lua
-else
-# or compiles it into the binary
+# compiles the runner and the defaults into the binary
 lsyncd_LDADD += runner.o defaults.o
 
 runner.o: runner.c
@@ -65,5 +57,3 @@ runner.out: lsyncd.lua
 defaults.out: default.lua default-rsync.lua default-rsyncssh.lua default-direct.lua
 	luac -o $@ $^
 
-endif
-
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e818a10..a58625e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #                                               -*- Autoconf -*-
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 #AC_PREREQ(2.60)
-AC_INIT(lsyncd, 2.0.6, axkibe@gmail.com)
+AC_INIT(lsyncd, 2.0.7, axkibe@gmail.com)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([lsyncd.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(AC_PACKAGE_NAME, AC_PACKAGE_VERSION)
@@ -24,21 +24,6 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LUA], [lua >= 5.1.3])
 # Checks for header files.
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/inotify.h])
 
-###
-# --with-runner option
-AC_ARG_WITH([runner],
-[  --with-runner=<dir>     Specify directory where lsyncds part written in Lua will be placed.
-                          If missing it will be compiled into the binary])
-if test "x${with_runner}" != x; then
-	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(LSYNCD_DEFAULT_RUNNER_FILE, "${with_runner}/lsyncd.lua", "descr")
-	AC_SUBST(RUNNER_DIR, "${with_runner}")
-fi
-AM_CONDITIONAL([RUNNER],  [test x${with_runner} != x])
-
-## NOTE:
-## With this release Lsyncd can yet only do with inotify.
-## enabling fsevents and disabling inotify is thus commented out.
-
 ###
 # --without-inotify option
 AC_ARG_WITH([inotify],
@@ -53,7 +38,7 @@ fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL([INOTIFY], [test x${with_inotify} != xno])
 
 ###
-# --with-fsevents 
+# --with-fsevents
 # disabled per default, experimental, works only with OS X 10.5/10.6
 AC_ARG_WITH([fsevents],
 [  --with-fsevents         Uses MacOS (10.5) /dev/fsevents. EXPERIMENTAL!
@@ -62,7 +47,7 @@ if test "x${with_fsevents}" == xyes; then
 	echo "compiling with fsevents. WARNING experimental!"
 	AC_DEFINE(LSYNCD_WITH_FSEVENTS,,"descr")
 fi
-AM_CONDITIONAL([FSEVENTS], 
+AM_CONDITIONAL([FSEVENTS],
 	[test x${with_fsevents} != x -a xno${with_fsevents} != xno])
 
 # Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
diff --git a/lsyncd.c b/lsyncd.c
index 6e6e4af..fbb5d33 100644
--- a/lsyncd.c
+++ b/lsyncd.c
@@ -47,10 +47,8 @@
 /**
  * The Lua part of lsyncd if compiled into the binary.
  */
-#ifndef LSYNCD_DEFAULT_RUNNER_FILE
-	extern const char runner_out[];
-	extern size_t runner_size;
-#endif
+extern const char runner_out[];
+extern size_t runner_size;
 
 extern const char defaults_out[];
 extern size_t defaults_size;
@@ -1729,21 +1727,13 @@ main1(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (argp < argc && !strcmp(argv[argp], "--runner")) {
 		if (argp + 1 >= argc) {
 			logstring("Error", "Lsyncd Lua-runner file missing after --runner.");
-#ifdef LSYNCD_DEFAULT_RUNNER_FILE
-			printlogf(L, "Error",
-				"Using '%s' as default location for runner.", LSYNCD_DEFAULT_RUNNER_FILE);
-#else
 			logstring("Error", "Using a statically included runner as default.");
-#endif
 			exit(-1); //ERRNO
 		}
 		lsyncd_runner_file = argv[argp + 1];
 		argp += 2;
-	} else {
-#ifdef LSYNCD_DEFAULT_RUNNER_FILE
-		lsyncd_runner_file = LSYNCD_DEFAULT_RUNNER_FILE;
-#endif
 	}
+
 	if (lsyncd_runner_file) {
 		// checks if the runner file exists
 		struct stat st;
@@ -1761,17 +1751,11 @@ main1(int argc, char *argv[])
 			exit(-1); // ERRNO
 		}
 	} else {
-#ifndef LSYNCD_DEFAULT_RUNNER_FILE
 		// loads the runner from binary
 		if (luaL_loadbuffer(L, runner_out, runner_size, "runner")) {
 			printlogf(L, "Error", "loading precompiled runner: %s", lua_tostring(L, -1));
 			exit(-1); // ERRNO
 		}
-#else
-		// safeguard for what never ever should happen.
-		logstring("Error", "Internal fail: lsyncd_runner is NULL with non-static runner");
-		exit(-1); // ERRNO
-#endif
 	}
 
 	{
diff --git a/lsyncd.lua b/lsyncd.lua
index d4b409c..2370845 100644
--- a/lsyncd.lua
+++ b/lsyncd.lua
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if lsyncd_version then
 	lsyncd.log('Error', 'You cannot use the lsyncd runner as configuration file!')
 	lsyncd.terminate(-1) -- ERRNO
 end
-lsyncd_version = '2.0.6'
+lsyncd_version = '2.0.7'
 
 -----
 -- Hides the core interface from user scripts