diff --git a/require.Makefile b/require.Makefile
index e9b528f1926721681a585c6d491fefeb44849aa6..90d10018c5dadb741b5e27b36defae9d62af0683 100644
--- a/require.Makefile
+++ b/require.Makefile
@@ -59,16 +59,6 @@ USR_CFLAGS += -std=c99
 # USR_CFLAGS += -DT_A='"${T_A}"'
 
 TEMPLATES += $(APPDB)/moduleversion.template
-# TEMPLATES += moduleversion.db
 
 vpath dbLoadTemplate_lex.l ../$(APPSRC)
 dbLoadTemplate.c: dbLoadTemplate_lex.c ../$(APPSRC)/dbLoadTemplate.h
-
-# moduleversion should convert to db instead of template
-# So, ESS uses it internally independent upon any IOC
-# variables
-#
-USR_DBFLAGS += -I . -I ..
-USR_DBFLAGS += -I$(EPICS_BASE)/db
-
-TMPS = $(wildcard $(APPDB)/*.template)