diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/rabbitmq-components.mk b/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/rabbitmq-components.mk
index b2b5f363cb..80b5e0dba9 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/rabbitmq-components.mk
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/rabbitmq-components.mk
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ prepare-dist::
 	@:
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-# rabbitmq-components.mk checks.
+# Umbrella-specific settings.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # If this project is under the Umbrella project, we override $(DEPS_DIR)
@@ -325,28 +325,3 @@ ifneq ($(filter distclean distclean-deps,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 SKIP_DEPS = 1
 endif
 endif
-
-UPSTREAM_RMQ_COMPONENTS_MK = $(DEPS_DIR)/rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-components.mk
-
-ifeq ($(PROJECT),rabbit_common)
-check-rabbitmq-components.mk:
-	@:
-else
-check-rabbitmq-components.mk:
-	$(verbose) cmp -s rabbitmq-components.mk \
-		$(UPSTREAM_RMQ_COMPONENTS_MK) || \
-		(echo "error: rabbitmq-components.mk must be updated!" 1>&2; \
-		  false)
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(PROJECT),rabbit_common)
-rabbitmq-components-mk:
-	@:
-else
-rabbitmq-components-mk:
-	$(gen_verbose) cp -a $(UPSTREAM_RMQ_COMPONENTS_MK) .
-ifeq ($(DO_COMMIT),yes)
-	$(verbose) git diff --quiet rabbitmq-components.mk \
-	|| git commit -m 'Update rabbitmq-components.mk' rabbitmq-components.mk
-endif
-endif