diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 59cf8a3c..3115c77b 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -163,10 +163,6 @@ LD_MINOR               = $(shell echo $(LD_VERSION) | cut -d. -f2)
 LD_REV                 = $(shell echo $(LD_VERSION) | cut -d. -f3)
 UPDATE_REPO_SH         = /opt/ytools/bin/create_packet_descriptions.sh
 
-#ifndef $(TOPDIR)
-#	TOPDIR        := $(MODDIR)
-#endif
-
 # -- target files and dirs
 
 SRC_SUFFIX            += $(sort $(suffix $(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/hdr/*)))