diff --git a/nextstep/Makefile.in b/nextstep/Makefile.in
index 89318a1efa8..62bd8cdeace 100644
--- a/nextstep/Makefile.in
+++ b/nextstep/Makefile.in
@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@ ns_check_file = @ns_appdir@/@ns_check_file@
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-ifeq ($(DUMPING),pdumper)
-ns_pdmp_target = ${ns_applibexecdir}/Emacs.pdmp
-endif
-
-all: ${ns_appdir} ${ns_appbindir}/Emacs ${ns_pdmp_target}
+all: ${ns_appdir} ${ns_appbindir}/Emacs
 
 ${ns_check_file}: ${ns_appdir}
 
@@ -71,12 +67,6 @@ ${ns_appbindir}/Emacs: ${ns_appdir} ${ns_check_file} ../src/emacs${EXEEXT}
 	${MKDIR_P} ${ns_appbindir}
 	cp -f ../src/emacs${EXEEXT} $@
 
-${ns_applibexecdir}/Emacs.pdmp: ${ns_appdir} ${ns_check_file} ../src/emacs${EXEEXT}.pdmp
-	${MKDIR_P} ${ns_applibexecdir}
-ifeq (${ns_self_contained},no)
-	cp -f ../src/emacs${EXEEXT}.pdmp $@
-endif
-
 .PHONY: FORCE
 
 ../src/emacs${EXEEXT}: FORCE