diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 757a560be0..8936b754c8 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ subdir-uninstall-debugger/kdd: .phony
 subdir-all-debugger/kdd: .phony
 	$(MAKE) -C debugger/kdd all
 
-subdir-distclean-firmware: .phony
-	$(MAKE) -C firmware distclean
-
 subtree-force-update:
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_QEMU_XEN),y)
 	$(MAKE) qemu-xen-dir-force-update
diff --git a/tools/firmware/Makefile b/tools/firmware/Makefile
index 1f27117794..345037b93b 100644
--- a/tools/firmware/Makefile
+++ b/tools/firmware/Makefile
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ clean: subdirs-clean
 .PHONY: distclean
 distclean: subdirs-distclean
 
-subdir-distclean-etherboot: .phony
-	$(MAKE) -C etherboot distclean
-
 subdir-distclean-ovmf-dir: .phony
 	rm -rf ovmf-dir ovmf-dir-remote