diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 99d7a3a39..bd9d467ba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,16 +92,5 @@ docker-image:
 plugins/parsers/influx/machine.go: plugins/parsers/influx/machine.go.rl
 	ragel -Z -G2 $^ -o $@
 
-static:
-	@echo "Building static linux binary..."
-	@CGO_ENABLED=0 \
-	GOOS=linux \
-	GOARCH=amd64 \
-	go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" ./cmd/telegraf
-
-plugin-%:
-	@echo "Starting dev environment for $${$(@)} input plugin..."
-	@docker-compose -f plugins/inputs/$${$(@)}/dev/docker-compose.yml up
-
 .PHONY: deps telegraf install test test-windows lint vet test-all package clean docker-image fmtcheck uint64 static