diff --git a/pkg/boot-rpi3/build b/pkg/boot-rpi3/build
index af491e9..b2de567 100755
--- a/pkg/boot-rpi3/build
+++ b/pkg/boot-rpi3/build
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # inherit package details from kernel package
 source "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/firmware-rpi3/build"
 
-prepare() {
-	return
-}
-
 build() {
 	return
 }
diff --git a/pkg/initrd/build b/pkg/initrd/build
index 488de5d..7559d5d 100755
--- a/pkg/initrd/build
+++ b/pkg/initrd/build
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ dir_filelist() {
 	fi
 }
 
-prepare() {
-	return
-}
-
 build() {
 	local INPUT="$1"
 	local OUTPUT="$2"
diff --git a/pkg/linux_modules/build b/pkg/linux_modules/build
index 3718164..9657115 100755
--- a/pkg/linux_modules/build
+++ b/pkg/linux_modules/build
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # inherit package details from kernel package
 source "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$LINUXPKG/build"
 
-prepare() {
-	return
-}
-
 build() {
 	local INPUT="$1"
 	local OUTPUT="$2"
diff --git a/pkg/rootfs-alix/build b/pkg/rootfs-alix/build
index c401da8..8b4a597 100755
--- a/pkg/rootfs-alix/build
+++ b/pkg/rootfs-alix/build
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-prepare() {
-	return
-}
-
 build() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local BUILD="$2"
diff --git a/pkg/rootfs-rpi3/build b/pkg/rootfs-rpi3/build
index b712b2f..dd4a0e1 100755
--- a/pkg/rootfs-rpi3/build
+++ b/pkg/rootfs-rpi3/build
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-prepare() {
-	return
-}
-
 build() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local BUILD="$2"
diff --git a/tcpkg/gcc2/build b/tcpkg/gcc2/build
index 4562377..b4d9048 100755
--- a/tcpkg/gcc2/build
+++ b/tcpkg/gcc2/build
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # inherit package details from first stage GCC
 source "$SCRIPTDIR/tcpkg/gcc1/build"
 
-prepare() {
-	return
-}
-
 build() {
 	local INPUT="$1"
 	local OUTPUT="$2"
diff --git a/tcpkg/libgcc/build b/tcpkg/libgcc/build
index aa6506c..921a89f 100755
--- a/tcpkg/libgcc/build
+++ b/tcpkg/libgcc/build
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-prepare() {
-	return
-}
-
 build() {
 	return
 }
diff --git a/tcpkg/linux_hdr/build b/tcpkg/linux_hdr/build
index 202a36c..58be55e 100755
--- a/tcpkg/linux_hdr/build
+++ b/tcpkg/linux_hdr/build
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # inherit package details from kernel package
 source "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$LINUXPKG/build"
 
-prepare() {
-	return
-}
-
 build() {
 	local INPUT="$1"
 	local OUTPUT="$2"
diff --git a/tcpkg/toolchain/build b/tcpkg/toolchain/build
index ad90c79..2884120 100755
--- a/tcpkg/toolchain/build
+++ b/tcpkg/toolchain/build
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-prepare() {
-	return
-}
-
 build() {
 	return
 }