diff --git a/backend/Makefile b/backend/Makefile
index 6ceee709..15979a38 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile
+++ b/backend/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-include ../tools/node-install.mk
-
 FRONTEND = "../frontend"
 
 .PHONY: install
diff --git a/cloudapi-graphql/Makefile b/cloudapi-graphql/Makefile
index 709b2cae..3be59b79 100644
--- a/cloudapi-graphql/Makefile
+++ b/cloudapi-graphql/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-include ../tools/node-install.mk
-
 .PHONY: install
 install:
 	yarn install
diff --git a/frontend/Makefile b/frontend/Makefile
index bff4a3e2..9fc2025c 100644
--- a/frontend/Makefile
+++ b/frontend/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-include ../tools/node-install.mk
-
 BACKEND = "../backend/static"
 
 .PHONY: install
diff --git a/ui/Makefile b/ui/Makefile
index 0bf9247f..1e5a68c4 100644
--- a/ui/Makefile
+++ b/ui/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-include ../tools/node-install.mk
-
 .PHONY: test
 test:
 	yarn run test