diff --git a/make/Makefile b/make/Makefile
index cb0b7a12..5a1d3c46 100644
--- a/make/Makefile
+++ b/make/Makefile
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 TOPDIR = ..
 
-SUBDIRS = deps.d defs.d
-
 include $(TOPDIR)/make/proj.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/make.mk
 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),install-links)
diff --git a/make/defs.d/Makefile b/make/defs.d/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 781eba4b..00000000
--- a/make/defs.d/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-TOPDIR = ../..
-
-include $(TOPDIR)/make/proj.mk
-include $(TOPDIR)/make/defs.mk
-
-all:
-install: install-dir.done
-clean: done.clean
-distclean:
-link-in:
-
-install-dir.done:
-	$(INSTALL) -d -o $(MAKEDIROWNER) -g $(MAKEDIRGROUP) -m $(MAKEDIRMODE) $(INSTALL_MAKEDIR)/defs.d
-	touch $@
-
-done.clean:
-	rm -f *.done
-
-install-links:
diff --git a/make/deps.d/Makefile b/make/deps.d/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 17a3f3fb..00000000
--- a/make/deps.d/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-TOPDIR = ../..
-
-include $(TOPDIR)/make/proj.mk
-include $(TOPDIR)/make/defs.mk
-
-all:
-install: install-dir.done
-clean: done.clean
-distclean:
-link-in:
-
-install-dir.done:
-	$(INSTALL) -d -o $(MAKEDIROWNER) -g $(MAKEDIRGROUP) -m $(MAKEDIRMODE) $(INSTALL_MAKEDIR)/deps.d
-	touch $@
-
-done.clean:
-	rm -f *.done
-
-install-links: