diff --git a/examples/nvme/identify/Makefile b/examples/nvme/identify/Makefile
index e603dde88..6671ae98c 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/identify/Makefile
+++ b/examples/nvme/identify/Makefile
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ OBJS  = $(C_SRCS:.c=.o)
 
 all : $(APP)
 
-objs : $(OBJS)
-
 $(APP) : $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIBS)
 	$(LINK_C)
 
diff --git a/examples/nvme/perf/Makefile b/examples/nvme/perf/Makefile
index 4c7cbc7d4..274c14eed 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/perf/Makefile
+++ b/examples/nvme/perf/Makefile
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ OBJS  = $(C_SRCS:.c=.o)
 
 all : $(APP)
 
-objs : $(OBJS)
-
 $(APP) : $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIBS)
 	$(LINK_C)
 
diff --git a/lib/memory/Makefile b/lib/memory/Makefile
index 8a660bc30..24fe9090e 100644
--- a/lib/memory/Makefile
+++ b/lib/memory/Makefile
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ LIB = libspdk_memory.a
 
 all : $(LIB)
 
-objs : $(OBJS)
-
 clean :
 	$(Q)rm -f $(LIB) $(OBJS) *.d
 
diff --git a/lib/nvme/Makefile b/lib/nvme/Makefile
index 257c98d6a..6a659cadb 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/Makefile
+++ b/lib/nvme/Makefile
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ OBJS = $(C_OBJS)
 
 all : libspdk_nvme.a
 
-objs : $(OBJS)
-
 clean :
 	$(Q)rm -f libspdk_nvme.a $(OBJS) *.d
 
diff --git a/lib/util/Makefile b/lib/util/Makefile
index f5dfeff0c..6a5d8f648 100644
--- a/lib/util/Makefile
+++ b/lib/util/Makefile
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ OBJS = $(C_OBJS)
 
 all : libspdk_util.a
 
-objs : $(OBJS)
-
 clean :
 	$(Q)rm -f libspdk_util.a $(OBJS) *.d
 
diff --git a/test/lib/nvme/aer/Makefile b/test/lib/nvme/aer/Makefile
index b072e44c7..b4f8d9a56 100644
--- a/test/lib/nvme/aer/Makefile
+++ b/test/lib/nvme/aer/Makefile
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ OBJS  = $(C_SRCS:.c=.o)
 
 all : $(APP)
 
-objs : $(OBJS)
-
 $(APP) : $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIBS)
 	$(LINK_C)