diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a311783757c0d7b4ba01fac6f6a6c28e213da534..c1ea7d1171c7a85d7e5447ab9a71943d7ead3f5f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1210,7 +1210,6 @@ all: modules
 
 PHONY += modules
 modules: $(vmlinux-dirs) $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) modules.builtin
-	$(Q)$(AWK) '!x[$$0]++' $(vmlinux-dirs:%=$(objtree)/%/modules.order) > $(objtree)/modules.order
 	@$(kecho) '  Building modules, stage 2.';
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.fwinst obj=firmware __fw_modbuild
@@ -1240,7 +1239,6 @@ _modinst_:
 		rm -f $(MODLIB)/build ; \
 		ln -s $(CURDIR) $(MODLIB)/build ; \
 	fi
-	@cp -f $(objtree)/modules.order $(MODLIB)/
 	@cp -f $(objtree)/modules.builtin $(MODLIB)/
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modinst
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index abfd4f4b66ddf5e51c66cd56b92aad44283fe332..7425a1e6fff20cf9a5942e2f88e73aa6126a4bf4 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ modorder-target := $(obj)/modules.order
 # We keep a list of all modules in $(MODVERDIR)
 
 __build: $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),$(builtin-target) $(lib-target) $(extra-y)) \
-	 $(if $(KBUILD_MODULES),$(obj-m) $(modorder-target)) \
+	 $(if $(KBUILD_MODULES),$(obj-m)) \
 	 $(subdir-ym) $(always)
 	@: