diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index da28edfc82..89deedd653 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ FEATURES=-DWITH_ASSISTANT -DWITH_S3 -DWITH_WEBAPP
 bins=git-annex
 mans=git-annex.1 git-annex-shell.1
 sources=Build/SysConfig.hs Utility/Touch.hs Utility/Mounts.hs
-thfiles=Assistant/Threads/WebApp.hs $(shell find Assistant/WebApp*)
 all=$(bins) $(mans) docs
 
 OS:=$(shell uname | sed 's/[-_].*//')
@@ -57,13 +56,7 @@ Build/SysConfig.hs: configure.hs Build/TestConfig.hs Build/Configure.hs
 %.hs: %.hsc
 	hsc2hs $<
 
-# Force GHC to rebuild template haskell files whenever includes
-# change
-$(thfiles): $(shell find templates static)
-$(thfiles):
-	touch $(thfiles)
-
-git-annex: $(sources) $(clibs) $(thfiles)
+git-annex: $(sources) $(clibs)
 	install -d $(GIT_ANNEX_TMP_BUILD_DIR)
 	$(GHCMAKE) $@ -o $(GIT_ANNEX_TMP_BUILD_DIR)/git-annex $(clibs)
 	ln -sf $(GIT_ANNEX_TMP_BUILD_DIR)/git-annex git-annex