diff --git a/cygwin/GNUmakefile.in b/cygwin/GNUmakefile.in
index 072be72822..53c71a1f80 100644
--- a/cygwin/GNUmakefile.in
+++ b/cygwin/GNUmakefile.in
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@ $(RUBYDEF): $(LIBRUBY_A) $(PREP) $(RBCONFIG)
 clean-local::
 	@$(RM) $(RUBYDEF)
 
-ifeq (@target_os@,cygwin)
-cygwin-$(RUBY_INSTALL_NAME)$(MAJOR)$(MINOR)0.dll: $(LIBRUBY_A) $(RUBYDEF)
-	$(ECHO) generating $@
-	$(Q) @DLLWRAP@ -s --def=$(RUBYDEF) -o $@
-endif
-
 clean-local::
 	@$(RM) $(RUBY_EXP) $(RCFILES:.rc=.res.@OBJEXT@)
 	@$(RM) $(RCFILES)