diff --git a/deps/amqp10_client/Makefile b/deps/amqp10_client/Makefile
index 6dfd95155f23..8f6c00d7c63a 100644
--- a/deps/amqp10_client/Makefile
+++ b/deps/amqp10_client/Makefile
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ dep_elvis_mk = git https://github.com/inaka/elvis.mk.git master
 include ../../rabbitmq-components.mk
 include ../../erlang.mk
 
-HEX_TARBALL_FILES += ../../rabbitmq-components.mk \
-		     git-revisions.txt
-
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ActiveMQ for the testsuite.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/deps/amqp10_common/Makefile b/deps/amqp10_common/Makefile
index ba77dff626df..2b168c37197b 100644
--- a/deps/amqp10_common/Makefile
+++ b/deps/amqp10_common/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,4 @@ PLT_APPS = eunit
 include ../../rabbitmq-components.mk
 include ../../erlang.mk
 
-HEX_TARBALL_FILES += ../../rabbitmq-components.mk \
-		     git-revisions.txt
-
 -include development.post.mk
diff --git a/deps/amqp_client/Makefile b/deps/amqp_client/Makefile
index 654a62d905ad..b11c13a319ba 100644
--- a/deps/amqp_client/Makefile
+++ b/deps/amqp_client/Makefile
@@ -53,6 +53,3 @@ PLT_APPS = ssl public_key
 
 include ../../rabbitmq-components.mk
 include ../../erlang.mk
-
-HEX_TARBALL_FILES += ../../rabbitmq-components.mk \
-		     git-revisions.txt
diff --git a/deps/rabbit_common/Makefile b/deps/rabbit_common/Makefile
index 87be767cd70d..6ac72cca7204 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit_common/Makefile
+++ b/deps/rabbit_common/Makefile
@@ -48,11 +48,4 @@ PLT_APPS += mnesia crypto ssl xmerl
 include ../../rabbitmq-components.mk
 include ../../erlang.mk
 
-HEX_TARBALL_FILES += ../../rabbitmq-components.mk \
-		     git-revisions.txt \
-		     mk/rabbitmq-build.mk \
-		     mk/rabbitmq-dist.mk \
-		     mk/rabbitmq-early-plugin.mk \
-		     mk/rabbitmq-hexpm.mk
-
 -include development.post.mk