diff --git a/target/Makefile.in b/target/Makefile.in
index 475cd6e5b4..aab9d39b93 100644
--- a/target/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/Makefile.in
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ include target/generic/Makefile.in
 # this eventually adds the kernel target to TARGETS:
 include target/device/Makefile.in
 include target/xtensa/Makefile.in
-
-include target/device/Makefile.in.linux
diff --git a/target/device/Atmel/Makefile.in.linux b/target/device/Atmel/Makefile.in.linux
deleted file mode 100644
index b529a9b272..0000000000
--- a/target/device/Atmel/Makefile.in.linux
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-include target/device/Atmel/arch-arm/arch-arm.mk
-include target/device/Atmel/arch-avr32/arch-avr32.mk
-
diff --git a/target/device/Atmel/arch-arm/arch-arm.mk b/target/device/Atmel/arch-arm/arch-arm.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 49af525101..0000000000
--- a/target/device/Atmel/arch-arm/arch-arm.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-ifeq ($(BR2_arm),y)
-
-endif
-
diff --git a/target/device/Atmel/arch-avr32/arch-avr32.mk b/target/device/Atmel/arch-avr32/arch-avr32.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 27a6d3bfec..0000000000
--- a/target/device/Atmel/arch-avr32/arch-avr32.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-ifeq ($(BR2_avr32),y)
-
-endif
diff --git a/target/device/Makefile.in.linux b/target/device/Makefile.in.linux
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ee640ab4b..0000000000
--- a/target/device/Makefile.in.linux
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-include target/device/Atmel/Makefile.in.linux