diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e6b8d00f22..b9bf13239d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2501,13 +2501,6 @@ ifneq ($(dep_files_present),)
 include $(dep_files_present)
 endif
 else
-# Dependencies on header files, for platforms that do not support
-# the gcc -MMD option.
-#
-# Dependencies on automatically generated headers such as command-list.h
-# should _not_ be included here, since they are necessary even when
-# building an object for the first time.
-
 $(OBJECTS): $(LIB_H) $(GENERATED_H)
 endif