diff --git a/configure/RULES.Db b/configure/RULES.Db
index 94adf5205..90b19949d 100644
--- a/configure/RULES.Db
+++ b/configure/RULES.Db
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ clean::
 
 ##################################################### "Foreign" templates
 
-$(COMMON_TEMPLATES): $(COMMON_DIR)/%.template: 
 ifndef WIN32
 	@$(RM) $(notdir $(TEMPLATE_LINKS))
 	ln -s $(TEMPLATE_LINKS)