diff --git a/inst/templates/cran/Makevars.win b/inst/templates/cran/Makevars.win
index f02ffd85..f19bb836 100644
--- a/inst/templates/cran/Makevars.win
+++ b/inst/templates/cran/Makevars.win
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ CRAN_FLAGS=-j 2 --offline
 CARGOTMP = $(CURDIR)/.cargo
 VENDOR_DIR = $(CURDIR)/vendor
 
-all: C_clean
-
-$(SHLIB): $(STATLIB)
-
-CRAN_FLAGS=-j 2 --offline
-CARGOTMP = $(CURDIR)/.cargo
-
 $(STATLIB):
 	# uncompress vendored deps
 	if [ -f ./rust/vendor.tar.xz ]; then \