@@ -106,19 +106,10 @@
 				AC_SUBST(TERM_SETAF6,
 					"$($TPUT AF 6 2>/dev/null)")
 			fi
 		])
 	])
-
-	AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS_POST([
-		${as_echo:="echo"} ${as_me:="configure"}": touching .deps files"
-		for i in $(find . -name Makefile); do
-			DEPSFILE="$(dirname $i)/.deps"
-			test -f "$DEPSFILE" && rm "$DEPSFILE"
-			touch -t 0001010000 "$DEPSFILE"
-		done
-	])
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([BUILDSYS_CHECK_IOS], [
 	case "$host_os" in
 		darwin*)