diff --git a/backend/Makefile b/backend/Makefile
index 24ff2e97..ff2dc73e 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile
+++ b/backend/Makefile
@@ -5,11 +5,3 @@ test:
 .PHONY: install
 install:
 	yarn
-	$(MAKE) compile-frontent
-
-# I'm not sure this is the best idea, let's see how this works out for us
-# and then go with something better once we find pain points
-.PHONY: compile-frontent
-compile-frontent:
-	$(MAKE) -C ../frontend compile
-	cp -r ../frontend/static/* ./static