diff --git a/examples/cpp/readmodel/Makefile b/examples/cpp/readmodel/Makefile
index fa7f9b5..99ec394 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/readmodel/Makefile
+++ b/examples/cpp/readmodel/Makefile
@@ -4,9 +4,5 @@ LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/gamma/lib -lgamma
 DEPS=
 OBJ=readmodel.cpp
 
-%o: *.cpp $(DEPS)
-	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $< $(CFLAGS)
-
 readmodel: $(OBJ)
 	$(CXX) -o $@ $^ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
-