diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index df99a5f53beb..f55cefd9bf29 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ $(obj)/$(bounds-file): kernel/bounds.s FORCE
 
 timeconst-file := include/generated/timeconst.h
 
-#always  += $(timeconst-file)
 targets += $(timeconst-file)
 
 quiet_cmd_gentimeconst = GEN     $@
diff --git a/kernel/time/Makefile b/kernel/time/Makefile
index ffc4cc3dcd47..49eca0beed32 100644
--- a/kernel/time/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/time/Makefile
@@ -12,5 +12,3 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TICK_ONESHOT)			+= tick-oneshot.o tick-sched.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TIMER_STATS)			+= timer_stats.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)				+= timekeeping_debug.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TEST_UDELAY)			+= test_udelay.o
-
-$(obj)/time.o: $(objtree)/include/config/