diff --git a/Makefile_debug b/Makefile_debug
deleted file mode 100644
index ec6c903363e575ff510a24bb185254d9589948a4..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Makefile_debug
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-all:
-	$(MAKE) -C build_debug $@
-
-clean:
-	$(MAKE) -C build_debug $@
-
-install:
-	$(MAKE) -C build_debug $@
-	script/install_parallel_debugger
-
-pdata:
-	$(MAKE) -C build_debug $@
-
-numerics:
-	$(MAKE) -C build_debug $@
-
-.PHONY: all clean install
diff --git a/Makefile_release b/Makefile_release
deleted file mode 100644
index 01b4977e08a09a9040e8108b10aad9f4809eab31..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Makefile_release
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-all:
-	$(MAKE) -C build $@
-
-clean:
-	$(MAKE) -C build $@
-
-install:
-	$(MAKE) -C build $@
-	script/install_parallel_debugger
-
-pdata:
-	$(MAKE) -C build $@
-
-numerics:
-	$(MAKE) -C build $@
-
-.PHONY: all clean install