diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 328ee1a0..880dfc93 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -213,11 +213,7 @@ else
 endif
 endif
 
-ifndef BUILDDIR
 	@cd samples && $(MAKE)
-else
-	@cd samples && $(MAKE) BUILDDIR=$(BLDIR)
-endif
 endif
 
 config:
@@ -337,10 +333,6 @@ ifeq (,$(findstring yes,$(UNICORN_BUILD_CORE_ONLY)))
 endif
 	$(MAKE) -C tests/unit clean
 
-ifdef BUILDDIR
-	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)
-endif
-
 
 define generate-pkgcfg
 	echo 'Name: unicorn' > $(PKGCFGF)
diff --git a/bindings/python/Makefile b/bindings/python/Makefile
index cc6c7c6d..d1c40d29 100644
--- a/bindings/python/Makefile
+++ b/bindings/python/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # Python binding for Unicorn engine. Nguyen Anh Quynh <aquynh@gmail.com>
 
-ifndef BUILDDIR
 OBJDIR = ./build
-else
-OBJDIR = $(abspath $(BUILDDIR))/obj/bindings/python
-endif
 
 .PHONY: gen_const install install3 clean
 
diff --git a/samples/Makefile b/samples/Makefile
index 15030da8..a1916b76 100644
--- a/samples/Makefile
+++ b/samples/Makefile
@@ -16,15 +16,9 @@ UNICORN_DEP_LIBS_STATIC += -lpthread -lm $(GLIB)
 V ?= 0
 
 INCDIR = ../include
-ifndef BUILDDIR
 SAMPLEDIR = .
 OBJDIR = .
 LIBDIR = ..
-else
-SAMPLEDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/samples
-OBJDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/obj/samples
-LIBDIR = $(BUILDDIR)
-endif
 
 CFLAGS += -Wall -I$(INCDIR)
 LDFLAGS += -lpthread -L$(LIBDIR) -l$(LIBNAME)