diff --git a/tpl/Makefile.simple b/tpl/Makefile.simple
index 8e24003..c552dd4 100644
--- a/tpl/Makefile.simple
+++ b/tpl/Makefile.simple
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: clean
 
-%.o: %.cpp
-	c++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c $<
-
 {PROJECT}: {PROJECT}.o
 	c++ -o {PROJECT} {PROJECT}.o