diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4bc1f90bc..0deb46e9c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ BUILTIN_APPS_BUILT =
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILTIN_APPS_NUTTX),y)
 
-
 # Individual application: HELLO
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILTIN_APPS_HELLO),y)
@@ -58,9 +57,6 @@ BUILTIN_APPS_DIR += hello
 # always walks into the sub-directories and asks for build
 BUILTIN_APPS_BUILT += hello/.built_always
 
-hello/libhello$(LIBEXT):
-	@$(MAKE) -C hello TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" libhello$(LIBEXT)
-
 endif
 
 # end of application list
diff --git a/exec_nuttapp_list.h b/exec_nuttapp_list.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e8e4424ad..000000000
--- a/exec_nuttapp_list.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-/* List of application requirements, generated during make depend. */
-{ .name = "hello", .priority = SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, .stacksize = 768, .main = hello_main },
diff --git a/exec_nuttapp_proto.h b/exec_nuttapp_proto.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c9c65ec9..000000000
--- a/exec_nuttapp_proto.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-/* List of application entry points, generated during make depend. */
-EXTERN int hello_main(int argc, char *argv[]);