diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/Makefile b/src/makeBaseApp/Makefile
index ba6a80ffb..d44ea5032 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/Makefile
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ TEMPLATES += top/configure/Makefile
 TEMPLATES += top/configure/RELEASE
 TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES
 TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES.ioc
-TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES.iocBoot
 TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES_DIRS
 TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES_TOP
 
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES.iocBoot b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES.iocBoot
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bb3b3b30..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES.iocBoot
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#RULES.iocBoot
-DIRS += $(wildcard *ioc*)
-DIRS += $(wildcard as*)
-include $(EPICS_BASE)/configure/RULES_DIRS
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleBoot/Makefile b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleBoot/Makefile
index 252a13709..d097ef0ad 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleBoot/Makefile
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleBoot/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 TOP = ..
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES.iocBoot
+DIRS += $(wildcard *ioc*)
+DIRS += $(wildcard as*)
+include $(EPICS_BASE)/configure/RULES_DIRS
+
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/iocBoot/Makefile b/src/makeBaseApp/top/iocBoot/Makefile
index 252a13709..d097ef0ad 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/iocBoot/Makefile
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/iocBoot/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 TOP = ..
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES.iocBoot
+DIRS += $(wildcard *ioc*)
+DIRS += $(wildcard as*)
+include $(EPICS_BASE)/configure/RULES_DIRS
+