diff --git a/src/gbm/backends/Makefile.template b/src/gbm/backends/Makefile.template
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index 1c8f924909e..00000000000
--- a/src/gbm/backends/Makefile.template
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@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-# src/gbm/backends/Makefile.template
-#
-# Backends should define
-#
-# GBM_BACKEND, the driver name
-# GBM_SOURCES, the driver sources
-# GBM_INCLUDES, the include pathes
-# GBM_CFLAGS, additional CFLAGS
-# GBM_LIBS, additional LIBS
-#
-# before including this template.
-#
-
-
-GBM_BACKEND_PATH = $(TOP)/$(LIB_DIR)/gbm/$(GBM_BACKEND).so
-GBM_OBJECTS = $(GBM_SOURCES:.c=.o)
-
-GBM_TARGET = $(GBM_BACKEND_PATH)
-GBM_INSTALL = install-so
-
-default: depend $(GBM_TARGET) $(GBM_EXTRA_TARGETS)
-
-$(GBM_BACKEND_PATH): $(GBM_BACKEND).so
-	@$(INSTALL) -d $(TOP)/$(LIB_DIR)/gbm
-	$(INSTALL) $< $(TOP)/$(LIB_DIR)/gbm
-
-$(GBM_BACKEND).so: $(GBM_OBJECTS) Makefile $(TOP)/src/gbm/backends/Makefile.template
-	@$(MKLIB) -o $(GBM_BACKEND).so -noprefix \
-		-linker '$(CC)' -ldflags '-L$(TOP)/$(LIB_DIR) $(LDFLAGS)' \
-		$(MKLIB_OPTIONS) \
-		$(GBM_OBJECTS) $(GBM_LIBS) -lgbm
-
-.c.o:
-	$(CC) -c $(GBM_INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS) $(GBM_CFLAGS) $< -o $@
-
-install-so: $(GBM_BACKEND_PATH)
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_LIB_DIR)/gbm
-	$(MINSTALL) $(GBM_BACKEND_PATH) $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_LIB_DIR)/gbm
-
-install: $(GBM_INSTALL) $(GBM_EXTRA_INSTALL)
-
-clean: $(GBM_EXTRA_CLEAN)
-	rm -f $(GBM_BACKEND).so
-	rm -f $(GBM_OBJECTS)
-	rm -f depend depend.bak
-
-depend: $(GBM_SOURCES) $(GBM_EXTRA_SOURCES)
-	@ echo "running $(MKDEP)"
-	@ rm -f depend
-	@ touch depend
-	$(MKDEP) $(MKDEP_OPTIONS) $(GBM_INCLUDES) $(GBM_SOURCES) \
-		$(GBM_EXTRA_SOURCES) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
-
-sinclude depend
-# DO NOT DELETE