diff --git a/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp b/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
index 0911bdf18f..bdf6c8b391 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
@@ -2399,8 +2399,6 @@ MakefileGenerator::writeSubTargets(QTextStream &t, QList<MakefileGenerator::SubT
         t << "SYMLINK       = " << var("QMAKE_SYMBOLIC_LINK") << endl;
         t << "DEL_DIR       = " << var("QMAKE_DEL_DIR") << endl;
         t << "MOVE          = " << var("QMAKE_MOVE") << endl;
-        t << "CHK_DIR_EXISTS= " << var("QMAKE_CHK_DIR_EXISTS") << endl;
-        t << "MKDIR         = " << var("QMAKE_MKDIR") << endl;
         t << "SUBTARGETS    = ";     // subtargets are sub-directory
         for(int target = 0; target < targets.size(); ++target)
             t << " \\\n\t\t" << targets.at(target)->target;