diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/Makefile b/target/linux/ath79/dts/Makefile
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index eabd94eb59..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/Makefile
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@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-# All DTBs
-dtb-$(CONFIG_ATH79)			+= ar9132_tl_wr1043nd_v1.dtb
-dtb-$(CONFIG_ATH79)			+= ar9331_dpt_module.dtb
-dtb-$(CONFIG_ATH79)			+= ar9331_dragino_ms14.dtb
-dtb-$(CONFIG_ATH79)			+= ar9331_omega.dtb
-dtb-$(CONFIG_ATH79)			+= ar9331_tl_mr3020.dtb
-
-# Force kbuild to make empty built-in.o if necessary
-obj-				+= dummy.o
-
-always				:= $(dtb-y)
-clean-files			:= *.dtb *.dtb.S