diff --git a/fs/smbfs/Makefile b/fs/smbfs/Makefile
index 6673ee82cb4c..4faf8c4722c3 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/smbfs/Makefile
@@ -16,23 +16,3 @@ EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DSMBFS_PARANOIA
 #EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG_SMB_TIMESTAMP
 #EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Werror
 
-#
-# Maintainer rules
-#
-
-# getopt.c not included. It is intentionally separate
-SRC = proc.c dir.c cache.c sock.c inode.c file.c ioctl.c smbiod.c request.c \
-	symlink.c
-
-proto:
-	-rm -f proto.h
-	@echo >  proto2.h "/*"
-	@echo >> proto2.h " *  Autogenerated with cproto on: " `date`
-	@echo >> proto2.h " */"
-	@echo >> proto2.h ""
-	@echo >> proto2.h "struct smb_request;"
-	@echo >> proto2.h "struct sock;"
-	@echo >> proto2.h "struct statfs;"
-	@echo >> proto2.h ""
-	cproto -E "gcc -E" -e -v -I $(TOPDIR)/include -DMAKING_PROTO -D__KERNEL__ $(SRC) >> proto2.h
-	mv proto2.h proto.h