diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
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index 0ba331ea..00000000
--- a/common.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# Top directory for building complete system, fall back to this directory
-ROOTDIR    ?= $(TOPDIR)
-
-# Strip binaries unless user explicitly disables it
-STRIPARGS ?= -s --strip-program=$(CROSS)strip -m 0755
-
-# Some junk files we always want to be removed when doing a make clean.
-JUNK        = *~ *.bak *.map .*.d *.d DEADJOE semantic.cache *.gdb *.elf core core.*
-MAKE       := @$(MAKE)
-MAKEFLAGS   = --no-print-directory --silent
-CHECK      := cppcheck $(CPPFLAGS) --quiet --enable=all
-INSTALL    := install --backup=off
-STRIPINST  := $(INSTALL) $(STRIPARGS)
-ARFLAGS    := crus
-
-export libdir plugindir incdir ROOTDIR CPPFLAGS LDFLAGS LDLIBS STATIC
-
-
-# Override default implicit rules
-%.o: %.c
-	@printf "  CC       $(subst $(ROOTDIR)/,,$(shell pwd)/$@)\n"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c -MMD -MP -o $@ $<
-
-%: %.o
-	@printf "  LINK     $(subst $(ROOTDIR)/,,$(shell pwd)/$@)\n"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -Wl,-Map,$@.map -o $@ $^ $(LDLIBS$(LDLIBS-$(@)))
-
-%.so: %.o
-	@printf "  PLUGIN   $(subst $(ROOTDIR)/,,$(shell pwd)/$@)\n"
-	@$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDLIBS)