diff --git a/drivers/leds/trigger/Makefile b/drivers/leds/trigger/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index a087dacd15ad..000000000000
--- a/drivers/leds/trigger/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-KERNEL_SRC ?= /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
-
-all:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_SRC) M=$(M) modules $(KBUILD_OPTIONS)
-
-modules_install:
-	$(MAKE) INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 -C $(KERNEL_SRC) M=$(M) modules_install
-
-clean:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_SRC) M=$(PWD) clean
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Makefile b/drivers/misc/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 34b09dd815a7..000000000000
--- a/drivers/misc/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-KERNEL_SRC ?= /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
-
-all:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_SRC) M=$(shell pwd) modules $(KBUILD_OPTIONS)
-
-modules_install:
-	$(MAKE) INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 -C $(KERNEL_SRC) M=$(shell pwd) modules_install
-
-clean:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_SRC) M=$(PWD) clean
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diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/Makefile b/sound/soc/codecs/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 34b09dd815a7..000000000000
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-KERNEL_SRC ?= /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
-
-all:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_SRC) M=$(shell pwd) modules $(KBUILD_OPTIONS)
-
-modules_install:
-	$(MAKE) INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 -C $(KERNEL_SRC) M=$(shell pwd) modules_install
-
-clean:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_SRC) M=$(PWD) clean
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