diff --git a/package/makedevs/makedevs.mk b/package/makedevs/makedevs.mk
index 130f5bc9cb..95933c4f4e 100644
--- a/package/makedevs/makedevs.mk
+++ b/package/makedevs/makedevs.mk
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-# source included in buildroot
-MAKEDEVS_SOURCE =
-HOST_MAKEDEVS_SOURCE =
-
-MAKEDEVS_VERSION = buildroot-$(BR2_VERSION)
 MAKEDEVS_LICENSE = GPLv2
 
 HOST_MAKEDEVS_CFLAGS = $(HOST_CFLAGS)