diff --git a/hostapd/Makefile b/hostapd/Makefile
index 82214e49e..e9d48e98e 100644
--- a/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -571,10 +571,4 @@ test-milenage: $(TEST_SRC_MILENAGE)
 	./test-milenage
 	rm test-milenage
 
-hostapd-sparse: $(OBJS)
-	@echo Sparse run completed
-
-run-sparse:
-	CC="sparse -D__linux__ -Dlinux -D__STDC__ -Dunix -D__unix__ -D__INT_MAX__=2147483647 -D__SHRT_MAX__=32767 -D__LONG_MAX__=2147483647 -D__SCHAR_MAX__=127 -Wbitwise" $(MAKE) hostapd-sparse
-
 -include $(OBJS:%.o=%.d)
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
index e97f0e50f..217fec1cc 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -1230,10 +1230,4 @@ clean-docs:
 	rm -rf doc/latex doc/html
 	rm -f doc/wpa_supplicant.{eps,png} wpa_supplicant-devel.pdf
 
-wpa_supplicant-sparse: .config $(OBJS)
-	@echo Sparse run completed
-
-run-sparse:
-	CC="sparse -D__linux__ -Dlinux -D__STDC__ -Dunix -D__unix__ -D__INT_MAX__=2147483647 -D__SHRT_MAX__=32767 -D__LONG_MAX__=2147483647 -D__SCHAR_MAX__=127 -Wbitwise" $(MAKE) wpa_supplicant-sparse
-
 -include $(OBJS:%.o=%.d)