diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/Makefile.local b/common/utils/T/tracer/Makefile.local
index ee730be866..a34378470b 100644
--- a/common/utils/T/tracer/Makefile.local
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/Makefile.local
@@ -15,7 +15,5 @@ $(PROG): $(OBJS)
 %.o: %.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
-main.o: ../T_IDs.h ../T_defs.h
-
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o $(PROG) core
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/Makefile.remote b/common/utils/T/tracer/Makefile.remote
index fdebee915c..79b1d6ea1e 100644
--- a/common/utils/T/tracer/Makefile.remote
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/Makefile.remote
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ gui/gui.a:
 %.o: %.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
-main.o: ../T_IDs.h ../T_defs.h
-
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o $(PROG) core textlog
 	cd gui && make clean