diff --git a/NTMakefile b/NTMakefile
index b7f34d911e..dd6e1df0c7 100644
--- a/NTMakefile
+++ b/NTMakefile
@@ -153,17 +153,10 @@ rxgen: lwp
 
 des: rxgen
      @echo ***** $@
-!	IF (EXIST($(SRC)\des\NTMakefile))
-		$(DOCD) $(SRC)\des
-		$(CD) $(SRC)\des
-		$(NTMAKE)
-		$(CD) ..\..
-!	ELSE
-		$(DOCD) $(SRC)\des_stub
-		$(CD) $(SRC)\des_stub
-		$(NTMAKE)
-		$(CD) ..\..
-!	ENDIF
+	$(DOCD) $(SRC)\des
+	$(CD) $(SRC)\des
+	$(NTMAKE)
+	$(CD) ..\..
 
 rx: des
      @echo ***** $@
diff --git a/src/NTMakefile b/src/NTMakefile
index 1bc22fc10b..a7d7042522 100644
--- a/src/NTMakefile
+++ b/src/NTMakefile
@@ -153,17 +153,10 @@ rxgen: lwp
 
 des: rxgen
      @echo ***** $@
-!	IF (EXIST($(SRC)\des\NTMakefile))
-		$(DOCD) $(SRC)\des
-		$(CD) $(SRC)\des
-		$(NTMAKE)
-		$(CD) ..\..
-!	ELSE
-		$(DOCD) $(SRC)\des_stub
-		$(CD) $(SRC)\des_stub
-		$(NTMAKE)
-		$(CD) ..\..
-!	ENDIF
+	$(DOCD) $(SRC)\des
+	$(CD) $(SRC)\des
+	$(NTMAKE)
+	$(CD) ..\..
 
 rx: des
      @echo ***** $@
diff --git a/src/config/NTMakefile b/src/config/NTMakefile
index 893274cdbc..33a093bc2c 100644
--- a/src/config/NTMakefile
+++ b/src/config/NTMakefile
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ idirs: doclink
 !	IF (!EXIST($(OJT)\des\test))
 		$(MKDIR) $(OJT)\des\test
 !	ENDIF
-!	IF (!EXIST($(OJT)\des_stub))
-		$(MKDIR) $(OJT)\des_stub
-!	ENDIF
 !	IF (!EXIST($(OJT)\dir))
 		$(MKDIR) $(OJT)\dir
 !	ENDIF