diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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index ba06308f9..000000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
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-BIN_NAME=kustomize
-
-COVER_FILE=coverage.out
-
-export GO111MODULE=on
-
-all: test build
-
-test: generate-code test-lint test-go
-
-test-go:
-	go test -v ./...
-
-test-lint:
-	golangci-lint run ./...
-
-generate-code:
-	./plugin/generateBuiltins.sh $(GOPATH)
-
-build:
-	go build -o $(BIN_NAME) cmd/kustomize/main.go
-
-install:
-	go install $(PWD)/cmd/kustomize
-
-cover:
-	# The plugin directory eludes coverage, and is therefore omitted
-	go test ./pkg/... ./k8sdeps/... ./internal/... -coverprofile=$(COVER_FILE) && \
-	go tool cover -html=$(COVER_FILE)
-
-
-clean:
-	go clean
-	rm -f $(BIN_NAME)
-	rm -f $(COVER_FILE)
-
-.PHONY: test build install clean generate-code test-go test-lint cover