diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e7b8b01088d3..9847f91d7c19 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -682,13 +682,6 @@ universe_${target}_${target_arch}: universe_${target}_prologue .MAKE .PHONY
 universe_${target}_done: universe_${target}_kernels .PHONY
 universe_${target}_kernels: universe_${target}_worlds .PHONY
 universe_${target}_kernels: universe_${target}_prologue .MAKE .PHONY
-	@if [ -e "${KERNSRCDIR}/${target}/conf/NOTES" ]; then \
-	  (cd ${KERNSRCDIR}/${target}/conf && env __MAKE_CONF=/dev/null \
-	    ${SUB_MAKE} LINT \
-	    > ${.CURDIR}/_.${target}.makeLINT 2>&1 || \
-	    (echo "${target} 'make LINT' failed," \
-	    "check _.${target}.makeLINT for details"| ${MAKEFAIL})); \
-	fi
 	@cd ${.CURDIR}; ${SUB_MAKE} ${.MAKEFLAGS} TARGET=${target} \
 	    universe_kernels
 .endif # ${__DO_KERNELS} == "yes"
@@ -761,9 +754,6 @@ universe_epilogue: .PHONY
 .endif
 .endif
 
-buildLINT: .PHONY
-	${MAKE} -C ${.CURDIR}/sys/${_TARGET}/conf LINT
-
 .if defined(.PARSEDIR)
 # This makefile does not run in meta mode
 .MAKE.MODE= normal