diff --git a/base/serial/Makefile b/base/serial/Makefile
index 50057b5b..b0245f23 100644
--- a/base/serial/Makefile
+++ b/base/serial/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ INCDIR=..
 MODDIR=../modules
 FINCLUDES=$(FMFLAG). $(FMFLAG)$(MODDIR) $(FMFLAG)$(INCDIR) 
 
-lib: auxd  f77d impld sortd lib1 $(FOBJS)
+lib:   f77d impld sortd lib1 $(FOBJS)
 	$(AR) $(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME) $(FOBJS)
 	$(RANLIB) $(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME)
 
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ lib: auxd  f77d impld sortd lib1 $(FOBJS)
 lib1:	$(FOBJS)
 
 
-auxd: 
-	cd aux && $(MAKE) lib
-
 f77d:
 	cd f77 && $(MAKE) lib
 impld:
@@ -40,7 +37,6 @@ sortd:
 
 clean:
 	/bin/rm -f $(FOBJS) *$(.mod)
-	(cd aux; $(MAKE) clean)
 	(cd f77; $(MAKE) clean)
 	(cd impl; $(MAKE) clean)
 	(cd sort; $(MAKE) clean)
diff --git a/base/serial/sort/Makefile b/base/serial/sort/Makefile
index c44b1e1f..f6e548f2 100644
--- a/base/serial/sort/Makefile
+++ b/base/serial/sort/Makefile
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ clean: cleanobjs
 veryclean: cleanobjs
 
 cleanobjs:
-	/bin/rm -f $(OBJS) 
+	/bin/rm -f $(OBJS) *$(.mod)