diff --git a/Makefile.ac b/Makefile.ac
index f93ab6ecdf..1ef55631b3 100644
--- a/Makefile.ac
+++ b/Makefile.ac
@@ -149,18 +149,6 @@ $(SETTINGS_TELEMETRY) : $(PERIODIC_H)
 %.compile: %.ac_h print_version
 	cd $(AIRBORNE); $(MAKE) TARGET=$* all
 
-%.wr_fuses: %.compile
-	cd $(AIRBORNE); $(MAKE) TARGET=$* wr_fuses
-
-%.rd_fuses: %.compile
-	cd $(AIRBORNE); $(MAKE) TARGET=$* rd_fuses
-
-%.check_fuses: %.compile
-	cd $(AIRBORNE); $(MAKE) TARGET=$* check_fuses
-
-%.erase: %.compile
-	cd $(AIRBORNE); $(MAKE) TARGET=$* erase
-
 %.upload: %.compile
 	cd $(AIRBORNE); $(MAKE) TARGET=$* upload
 
@@ -173,11 +161,6 @@ sim sim.compile: sim.ac_h
 # Rules for backward compatibility (old guys are used to !)
 fbw : fbw.compile
 ap: ap.compile
-upload_fbw: fbw.upload
-upload_ap: ap.upload
-erase_fbw: fbw.erase
-erase_ap: ap.erase
-hard_ac ac: ac_h fbw ap
 
 clean_ac :
 	$(Q)if (expr "$(AIRCRAFT)"); then : ; else echo "AIRCRAFT undefined: type 'make AIRCRAFT=AircraftName ...'"; exit 1; fi
diff --git a/conf/Makefile.geode b/conf/Makefile.geode
index 3ef8e7d776..eb63bdbeaf 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.geode
+++ b/conf/Makefile.geode
@@ -92,7 +92,5 @@ $(OBJDIR)/.depend:
 	$(Q)$(CC) -MM -MG $(CFLAGS) $($(TARGET).CFLAGS) $($(TARGET).srcs) | sed 's|\([^\.]*\.o\)|$(OBJDIR)/\1|' > $@
 
 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
-ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),erase)
 -include $(OBJDIR)/.depend
 endif
-endif
diff --git a/conf/Makefile.jsbsim b/conf/Makefile.jsbsim
index 22799285b3..3dcb4c1edb 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.jsbsim
+++ b/conf/Makefile.jsbsim
@@ -93,7 +93,5 @@ $(OBJDIR)/.depend:
 	$(Q)$(CC) -MM -MG $(CFLAGS) $($(TARGET).srcs) | sed 's|\([^\.]*\.o\)|$(OBJDIR)/\1|' > $@
 
 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
-ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),erase)
 -include $(OBJDIR)/.depend
 endif
-endif
diff --git a/conf/Makefile.lpc21 b/conf/Makefile.lpc21
index be0d6f508b..436790f8c2 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.lpc21
+++ b/conf/Makefile.lpc21
@@ -265,7 +265,5 @@ $(OBJDIR)/.depend:
 	$(Q)$(CC) -MM -MG $(CFLAGS) $($(TARGET).srcs) | sed 's|\([^\.]*\.o\)|$(OBJDIR)/\1|' > $@
 
 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
-ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),erase)
 -include $(OBJDIR)/.depend
 endif
-endif
diff --git a/conf/Makefile.nps b/conf/Makefile.nps
index d8fa4f449a..5419f777eb 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.nps
+++ b/conf/Makefile.nps
@@ -99,7 +99,5 @@ $(OBJDIR)/.depend:
 	$(Q)$(CC) -MM -MG $(CFLAGS) $($(TARGET).srcs) | sed 's|\([^\.]*\.o\)|$(OBJDIR)/\1|' > $@
 
 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
-ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),erase)
 -include $(OBJDIR)/.depend
 endif
-endif
diff --git a/conf/Makefile.omap b/conf/Makefile.omap
index 1597b99548..64bd69e55a 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.omap
+++ b/conf/Makefile.omap
@@ -118,7 +118,5 @@ $(OBJDIR)/.depend:
 	$(Q)$(CC) -MM -MG $(CFLAGS) $($(TARGET).CFLAGS) $($(TARGET).srcs) | sed 's|\([^\.]*\.o\)|$(OBJDIR)/\1|' > $@
 
 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
-ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),erase)
 -include $(OBJDIR)/.depend
 endif
-endif
diff --git a/conf/Makefile.pentium-m b/conf/Makefile.pentium-m
index 573088b35f..ada3f1046d 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.pentium-m
+++ b/conf/Makefile.pentium-m
@@ -107,7 +107,5 @@ $(OBJDIR)/.depend:
 	$(Q)$(CC) -MM -MG $(CFLAGS) $($(TARGET).CFLAGS) $($(TARGET).srcs) | sed 's|\([^\.]*\.o\)|$(OBJDIR)/\1|' > $@
 
 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
-ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),erase)
 -include $(OBJDIR)/.depend
 endif
-endif
diff --git a/conf/Makefile.sim b/conf/Makefile.sim
index 45fd9def02..f264fd7802 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.sim
+++ b/conf/Makefile.sim
@@ -142,7 +142,5 @@ $(OBJDIR)/.depend:
 	$(Q)$(CC) -MM -MG $(CFLAGS) $($(TARGET).srcs) | sed 's|\([^\.]*\.o\)|$(OBJDIR)/\1|' > $@
 
 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
-ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),erase)
 -include $(OBJDIR)/.depend
 endif
-endif
diff --git a/conf/Makefile.stm32 b/conf/Makefile.stm32
index 2c89507ebf..59eb103206 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.stm32
+++ b/conf/Makefile.stm32
@@ -274,7 +274,5 @@ $(OBJDIR)/.depend:
 	$(Q)$(CC) -MM -MG $(THUMB) $(CFLAGS) $($(TARGET).srcs) | sed 's|\([^\.]*\.o\)|$(OBJDIR)/\1|' > $@
 
 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
-ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),erase)
 -include $(OBJDIR)/.depend
 endif
-endif