3 files changed, 4 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d1d495c5..01aa9c09 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 /aerc.debug
 /wrap
 /colorize
-/.aerc.d
 /linters.so
 race.log.*
 raw.log
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 781c63b1..dd80a895 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,18 +42,8 @@ DOCS := \
 
 all: aerc wrap colorize $(DOCS)
 
-build_cmd:=$(GO) build $(BUILD_OPTS) $(GOFLAGS) -ldflags "$(GO_LDFLAGS)" -o aerc
-
-# the following command outputs nothing, we only want to execute it once
-# and force .aerc.d to be regenerated when build_cmd has changed
-_!=grep -sqFx '$(build_cmd)' .aerc.d || rm -f .aerc.d
-
-.aerc.d:
-	@echo 'GOFLAGS have changed, recompiling'
-	@echo '$(build_cmd)' > $@
-
-aerc: $(GOSRC) .aerc.d
-	$(build_cmd)
+aerc: $(GOSRC)
+	$(GO) build $(BUILD_OPTS) $(GOFLAGS) -ldflags "$(GO_LDFLAGS)" -o aerc
 
 CC?=cc
 CFLAGS?=-O2 -g
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a30020f5..2383a1fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,21 +80,18 @@ version of [notmuch](https://notmuchmail.org/#index7h2), including the header
 files (notmuch.h). The `notmuch` build tag should be automatically added.
 
     $ make
-    GOFLAGS have changed, recompiling
     go build -trimpath -tags=notmuch -ldflags "-X ...
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     ...
 
 If it is not, you can force it before building:
 
-    $ export GOFLAGS=-tags=notmuch
-    $ make
+    $ make GOFLAGS=-tags=notmuch
 
 If you have notmuch headers available but do not want to build notmuch support
 in aerc, force GOFLAGS to an empty value:
 
-    $ export GOFLAGS=
-    $ make
+    $ make GOFLAGS=
 
 To install aerc locally: