diff --git a/external/Module_external.mk b/external/Module_external.mk
index 4f7ce0ae580e..9cbf58837c1a 100644
--- a/external/Module_external.mk
+++ b/external/Module_external.mk
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,external))
 
-$(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,external,\
-))
-
 ifeq ($(OS)$(COM),WNTGCC)
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,external,\
 	CustomTarget_jawt \