diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES.registerRecordDeviceDriver b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES.registerRecordDeviceDriver
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f4f850f2..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES.registerRecordDeviceDriver
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-registerRecordDeviceDriver.o: registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
-
-registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp: $(DBDNAME:%=$(INSTALL_DBD)/%)
-	$(RM) registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
-	$(PERL) $(EPICS_BASE_HOST_BIN)/registerRecordDeviceDriver.pl $(DBDNAME:%=$(INSTALL_DBD)/%) > registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
-
-clean::
-	@$(RM) registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp