diff --git a/configure/RULES b/configure/RULES
index f89e4820782e7e7bde33b89d0a62aa26ac440c6b..01475baa5aa2094e4c0fd34920beb7b8ca6d55cd 100644
--- a/configure/RULES
+++ b/configure/RULES
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/RULES_EPICS
 include $(TOP)/configure/module/RULES_REQUIRE
 
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/RULES_PATCH
-include $(TOP)/configure/module/RULES_DB
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/RULES_VARS
 include $(TOP)/configure/module/RULES_TEST
 
diff --git a/configure/module/RULES_DB b/configure/module/RULES_DB
deleted file mode 100644
index e2f8c95342461c39607d5a0c141bccfa2e00e6bc..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/configure/module/RULES_DB
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# -*- mode: Makefile;-*-
-## This RULE should be used in case of inflating DB files
-##
-
-# TODO: This belong in configure/module, same as for other modules
-
-.PHONY: db
-
-
-db: conf
-	$(QUIET) $(E3_MODULE_MAKE_CMDS) db