diff --git a/contrib/Metis/Makefile b/contrib/Metis/Makefile
index cd57b573d5330bcb81ffabcfc1c5fdd73bc9f4a2..3f6fd8313cf5f0e5c1e1e3ee44433d6a7de944e6 100644
--- a/contrib/Metis/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/Metis/Makefile
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ cpobj: ${OBJ}
 
 .c${OBJEXT}:
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${DASH}c $< ${DASH}o ${<:.c=${OBJEXT}}
-	if [ -r ${notdir ${<:.c=${OBJEXT}}} ]; then\
-           mv -f ${notdir ${<:.c=${OBJEXT}}} ${<:.c=${OBJEXT}};\
-        fi
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o *.obj