diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a72b802a84..5fc403d829 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -482,18 +482,6 @@ ifneq ($(GOOS),darwin)
 	$(GOCMD) generate ./pkg/bindings/... ;
 endif
 
-# DO NOT USE: use local-cross instead
-bin/podman.cross.%:
-	TARGET="$*"; \
-	GOOS="$${TARGET%%.*}"; \
-	GOARCH="$${TARGET##*.}"; \
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 \
-		$(GO) build \
-		$(BUILDFLAGS) \
-		$(GO_LDFLAGS) '$(LDFLAGS_PODMAN)' \
-		-tags '$(BUILDTAGS_CROSS)' \
-		-o "$@" ./cmd/podman
-
 .PHONY: local-cross
 local-cross: $(CROSS_BUILD_TARGETS) ## Cross compile podman binary for multiple architectures