diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e4c2d03..4f01de6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
 #
 # This exploits the 'multi-target pattern rule' trick.
 # The syncconfig should be executed only once to make all the targets.
-%/auto.conf %/auto.conf.cmd %/tristate.conf: $(KCONFIG_CONFIG)
+%/auto.conf %/auto.conf.cmd: $(KCONFIG_CONFIG)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile syncconfig
 else # !may-sync-config
 # External modules and some install targets need include/generated/autoconf.h
@@ -1278,24 +1278,13 @@
 # using awk while concatenating to the final file.
 
 PHONY += modules
-modules: $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) modules.order modules.builtin
+modules: $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) modules.order
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
 	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/modules-check.sh
 
 modules.order: descend
 	$(Q)$(AWK) '!x[$$0]++' $(addsuffix /$@, $(build-dirs)) > $@
 
-modbuiltin-dirs := $(addprefix _modbuiltin_, $(build-dirs))
-
-modules.builtin: $(modbuiltin-dirs)
-	$(Q)$(AWK) '!x[$$0]++' $(addsuffix /$@, $(build-dirs)) > $@
-
-PHONY += $(modbuiltin-dirs)
-# tristate.conf is not included from this Makefile. Add it as a prerequisite
-# here to make it self-healing in case somebody accidentally removes it.
-$(modbuiltin-dirs): include/config/tristate.conf
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(modbuiltin)=$(patsubst _modbuiltin_%,%,$@)
-
 # Target to prepare building external modules
 PHONY += modules_prepare
 modules_prepare: prepare
@@ -1315,7 +1304,7 @@
 		ln -s $(CURDIR) $(MODLIB)/build ; \
 	fi
 	@sed 's:^:kernel/:' modules.order > $(MODLIB)/modules.order
-	@sed 's:^:kernel/:' modules.builtin > $(MODLIB)/modules.builtin
+	@cp -f modules.builtin $(MODLIB)/
 	@cp -f $(objtree)/modules.builtin.modinfo $(MODLIB)/
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modinst
 
@@ -1357,7 +1346,7 @@
 
 # Directories & files removed with 'make clean'
 CLEAN_DIRS  += include/ksym
-CLEAN_FILES += modules.builtin.modinfo modules.nsdeps
+CLEAN_FILES += modules.builtin modules.builtin.modinfo modules.nsdeps
 
 # Directories & files removed with 'make mrproper'
 MRPROPER_DIRS  += include/config include/generated          \
@@ -1712,7 +1701,7 @@
 		-o -name '*.lex.c' -o -name '*.tab.[ch]' \
 		-o -name '*.asn1.[ch]' \
 		-o -name '*.symtypes' -o -name 'modules.order' \
-		-o -name modules.builtin -o -name '.tmp_*.o.*' \
+		-o -name '.tmp_*.o.*' \
 		-o -name '*.c.[012]*.*' \
 		-o -name '*.ll' \
 		-o -name '*.gcno' \) -type f -print | xargs rm -f