diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9d810e13a83f..506fa2b659f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1221,8 +1221,7 @@ include/config/kernel.release: FORCE
 # Carefully list dependencies so we do not try to build scripts twice
 # in parallel
 PHONY += scripts
-scripts: scripts_basic scripts_dtc
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@)
+scripts:
 
 # Things we need to do before we recursively start building the kernel
 # or the modules are listed in "prepare".
@@ -1241,7 +1240,7 @@ prepare0: archprepare
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=.
 
 # All the preparing..
-prepare: prepare0 prepare-objtool prepare-resolve_btfids
+prepare:
 
 PHONY += remove-stale-files
 remove-stale-files:
@@ -1515,15 +1514,7 @@ CLEAN_FILES += include/ksym vmlinux.symvers modules-only.symvers \
 	       compile_commands.json .thinlto-cache
 
 # Directories & files removed with 'make mrproper'
-MRPROPER_FILES += include/config include/generated          \
-		  arch/$(SRCARCH)/include/generated .tmp_objdiff \
-		  debian snap tar-install \
-		  .config .config.old .version \
-		  Module.symvers \
-		  certs/signing_key.pem certs/signing_key.x509 \
-		  certs/x509.genkey \
-		  vmlinux-gdb.py \
-		  *.spec
+MRPROPER_FILES += ""
 
 # clean - Delete most, but leave enough to build external modules
 #
@@ -1540,13 +1531,10 @@ clean: archclean vmlinuxclean resolve_btfids_clean
 # mrproper - Delete all generated files, including .config
 #
 mrproper: rm-files := $(wildcard $(MRPROPER_FILES))
-mrproper-dirs      := $(addprefix _mrproper_,scripts)
 
-PHONY += $(mrproper-dirs) mrproper
-$(mrproper-dirs):
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(patsubst _mrproper_%,%,$@)
+PHONY += mrproper
 
-mrproper: clean $(mrproper-dirs)
+mrproper: clean
 	$(call cmd,rmfiles)
 
 # distclean
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 5a215880b268..9e10bffaac23 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ xconfig-prog	:= qconf
 define config_rule
 PHONY += $(1)
 $(1): $(obj)/$($(1)-prog)
-	$(Q)$$< $(silent) $(Kconfig)
 
 PHONY += build_$(1)
 build_$(1): $(obj)/$($(1)-prog)
@@ -49,18 +48,6 @@ $(foreach c, config menuconfig nconfig gconfig xconfig, $(eval $(call config_rul
 
 PHONY += localmodconfig localyesconfig
 localyesconfig localmodconfig: $(obj)/conf
-	$(Q)$(PERL) $(srctree)/$(src)/streamline_config.pl --$@ $(srctree) $(Kconfig) > .tmp.config
-	$(Q)if [ -f .config ]; then 				\
-		cmp -s .tmp.config .config ||			\
-		(mv -f .config .config.old.1;			\
-		 mv -f .tmp.config .config;			\
-		 $< $(silent) --oldconfig $(Kconfig);		\
-		 mv -f .config.old.1 .config.old)		\
-	else							\
-		mv -f .tmp.config .config;			\
-		$< $(silent) --oldconfig $(Kconfig);		\
-	fi
-	$(Q)rm -f .tmp.config
 
 # These targets map 1:1 to the commandline options of 'conf'
 #
@@ -74,24 +61,14 @@ simple-targets := oldconfig allnoconfig allyesconfig allmodconfig \
 PHONY += $(simple-targets)
 
 $(simple-targets): $(obj)/conf
-	$(Q)$< $(silent) --$@ $(Kconfig)
 
 PHONY += savedefconfig defconfig
 
 savedefconfig: $(obj)/conf
-	$(Q)$< $(silent) --$@=defconfig $(Kconfig)
 
 defconfig: $(obj)/conf
-ifneq ($(wildcard $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/configs/$(KBUILD_DEFCONFIG)),)
-	@$(kecho) "*** Default configuration is based on '$(KBUILD_DEFCONFIG)'"
-	$(Q)$< $(silent) --defconfig=arch/$(SRCARCH)/configs/$(KBUILD_DEFCONFIG) $(Kconfig)
-else
-	@$(kecho) "*** Default configuration is based on target '$(KBUILD_DEFCONFIG)'"
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile $(KBUILD_DEFCONFIG)
-endif
 
 %_defconfig: $(obj)/conf
-	$(Q)$< $(silent) --defconfig=arch/$(SRCARCH)/configs/$@ $(Kconfig)
 
 configfiles=$(wildcard $(srctree)/kernel/configs/$@ $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/configs/$@)