diff --git a/sys/boot/defs.mk b/sys/boot/defs.mk
index 942ad381732c..0115f4bc09b6 100644
--- a/sys/boot/defs.mk
+++ b/sys/boot/defs.mk
@@ -84,40 +84,6 @@ CFLAGS+= -DLOADER_MBR_SUPPORT
 .if ${LOADER_GELI_SUPPORT:Uyes} == "yes"
 CFLAGS+= -DLOADER_GELI_SUPPORT
 .endif
-
-_ILINKS=machine
-.if ${MACHINE} != ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} && ${MACHINE} != "arm64"
-_ILINKS+=${MACHINE_CPUARCH}
 .endif
-.if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "i386" || ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "amd64"
-_ILINKS+=x86
-.endif
-CLEANFILES+=${_ILINKS}
-
-all: ${PROG}
-
-beforedepend: ${_ILINKS}
-beforebuild: ${_ILINKS}
-
-# Ensure that the links exist without depending on it when it exists which
-# causes all the modules to be rebuilt when the directory pointed to changes.
-.for _link in ${_ILINKS}
-.if !exists(${.OBJDIR}/${_link})
-${OBJS}:	${_link}
-.endif
-.endfor
-
-.NOPATH: ${_ILINKS}
-
-${_ILINKS}:
-	@case ${.TARGET} in \
-	machine) \
-		path=${SYSDIR}/${MACHINE}/include ;; \
-	*) \
-		path=${SYSDIR}/${.TARGET:T}/include ;; \
-	esac ; \
-	path=`(cd $$path && /bin/pwd)` ; \
-	${ECHO} ${.TARGET:T} "->" $$path ; \
-	ln -fhs $$path ${.TARGET:T}
 
 .endif # __BOOT_DEFS_MK__