diff --git a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/mingw.cpp b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/mingw.cpp
index 7453f2301b4..0a6d84697ae 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/mingw.cpp
+++ b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/mingw.cpp
@@ -519,8 +519,6 @@ MingwBackend::GenerateProjectLFLAGS () const
 void
 MingwBackend::GenerateGlobalVariables () const
 {
-	fputs ( "include tools$(SEP)rbuild$(SEP)backend$(SEP)mingw$(SEP)rules.mak\n", fMakefile );
-
 	if ( configuration.Dependencies == FullDependencies )
 	{
 		fprintf ( fMakefile,
diff --git a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/modulehandler.cpp b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/modulehandler.cpp
index cc607e9ca1a..e45de0c53b5 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/modulehandler.cpp
+++ b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/modulehandler.cpp
@@ -1239,7 +1239,16 @@ Rule widlTlbRule ( "$(source): ${$(module_name)_precondition}\n"
                    "\t$(ECHO_WIDL)\n"
                    "\t$(Q)$(WIDL_TARGET) $($(module_name)_WIDLFLAGS) -t -T $(intermediate_path_noext).tlb $(source)\n",
                    "$(intermediate_dir)$(SEP)", NULL );
-Rule gccRule ( "$(eval $(call RBUILD_GCC_RULE,$(module_name),$(source),$(dependencies),$(compiler_flags)))\n",
+Rule gccRule ( "$(source): ${$(module_name)_precondition}\n"
+               "ifeq ($(ROS_BUILDDEPS),full)\n"
+               "$(intermediate_path_unique).o.d: $(source) | $(intermediate_dir)\n"
+               "\t$(ECHO_DEPENDS)\n"
+               "\t${gcc} -MF $@ $($(module_name)_CFLAGS)$(compiler_flags) -M -MP -MT $@ $<\n"
+               "-include $(intermediate_path_unique).o.d\n"
+               "endif\n"
+               "$(intermediate_path_unique).o: $(source)$(if $(subst _full,,_$(ROS_BUILDDEPS)),, $(intermediate_path_unique).o.d) $(dependencies) | $(intermediate_dir)\n"
+               "\t$(ECHO_CC)\n"
+               "\t${gcc} -o $@ $($(module_name)_CFLAGS)$(compiler_flags) -c $<\n",
                "$(intermediate_path_unique).o",
                "$(intermediate_path_unique).o.d", NULL );
 Rule gccHostRule ( "$(source): ${$(module_name)_precondition}\n"
@@ -1247,7 +1256,16 @@ Rule gccHostRule ( "$(source): ${$(module_name)_precondition}\n"
                    "\t$(ECHO_HOSTCC)\n"
                    "\t${host_gcc} -o $@ $($(module_name)_CFLAGS)$(compiler_flags) -c $<\n",
                    "$(intermediate_path_unique).o", NULL );
-Rule gppRule ( "$(eval $(call RBUILD_GPP_RULE,$(module_name),$(source),$(dependencies),$(compiler_flags)))\n",
+Rule gppRule ( "$(source): ${$(module_name)_precondition}\n"
+               "ifeq ($(ROS_BUILDDEPS),full)\n"
+               "$(intermediate_path_unique).o.d: $(source) | $(intermediate_dir)\n"
+               "\t$(ECHO_DEPENDS)\n"
+               "\t${gpp} -MF $@ $($(module_name)_CXXFLAGS)$(compiler_flags) -M -MP -MT $@ $<\n"
+               "-include $(intermediate_path_unique).o.d\n"
+               "endif\n"
+               "$(intermediate_path_unique).o: $(source)$(if $(subst _full,,_$(ROS_BUILDDEPS)),, $(intermediate_path_unique).o.d) $(dependencies) | $(intermediate_dir)\n"
+               "\t$(ECHO_CC)\n"
+               "\t${gpp} -o $@ $($(module_name)_CXXFLAGS)$(compiler_flags) -c $<\n",
                "$(intermediate_path_unique).o",
                "$(intermediate_path_unique).o.d", NULL );
 Rule gppHostRule ( "$(source): ${$(module_name)_precondition}\n"
diff --git a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/rules.mak b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/rules.mak
deleted file mode 100644
index 61cd9551f58..00000000000
--- a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/rules.mak
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-RBUILD_fullpath=${subst <<<,,${subst $(SEP)<<<,,${subst /,$(SEP),${subst \\,$(SEP),$(1)}}<<<}}
-
-RBUILD_compress_prefix=${subst >>>,,${subst >>>$($(2)),$$($(2)),>>>$(1)}}
-
-RBUILD_compress_prefixes=${call RBUILD_compress_prefix,${call RBUILD_compress_prefix,${call RBUILD_compress_prefix,${call RBUILD_compress_prefix,${call RBUILD_compress_prefix,$(1),INTERMEDIATE},OUTPUT},CDOUTPUT},TEMPORARY},INSTALL}
-
-#(module, source)
-RBUILD_intermediate_path_unique=${call RBUILD_intermediate_dir,$(2)}$(SEP)$(basename $(notdir $(2)))_$(1)
-
-#(source)
-RBUILD_intermediate_dir=${call RBUILD_fullpath,$(value INTERMEDIATE)$(SEP)$(dir ${call RBUILD_compress_prefixes,$(1)})}
-
-#(module, source, dependencies, cflags)
-define RBUILD_GCC_RULE
-
-$(2): $${$(1)_precondition}
-
-ifeq ($(ROS_BUILDDEPS),full)
-
-${call RBUILD_intermediate_path_unique,$(1),$(2)}.o.d: $(2) | ${call RBUILD_intermediate_dir,$(2)}
-	$$(ECHO_DEPENDS)
-	$${gcc} -MF $$@ $$($(1)_CFLAGS) $(4) -M -MP -MT $$@ $$<
-
--include ${call RBUILD_intermediate_path_unique,$(1),$(2)}.o.d
-
-${call RBUILD_intermediate_path_unique,$(1),$(2)}.o: $(2) ${call RBUILD_intermediate_path_unique,$(1),$(2)}.o.d $(3) | ${call RBUILD_intermediate_dir,$(2)}
-	$$(ECHO_CC)
-	$${gcc} -o $$@ $$($(1)_CFLAGS) $(4) -c $$<
-
-else
-
-${call RBUILD_intermediate_path_unique,$(1),$(2)}.o: $(2) $(3) | ${call RBUILD_intermediate_dir,$(2)}
-	$$(ECHO_CC)
-	$${gcc} -o $$@ $$($(1)_CFLAGS) $(4) -c $$<
-
-endif
-
-endef
-
-#(module, source, dependencies, cflags)
-define RBUILD_GPP_RULE
-
-$(2): $${$(1)_precondition}
-
-ifeq ($(ROS_BUILDDEPS),full)
-
-${call RBUILD_intermediate_path_unique,$(1),$(2)}.o.d: $(2) | ${call RBUILD_intermediate_dir,$(2)}
-	$$(ECHO_DEPENDS)
-	$${gpp} -MF $$@ $$($(1)_CXXFLAGS) $(4) -M -MP -MT $$@ $$<
-
--include ${call RBUILD_intermediate_path_unique,$(1),$(2)}.o.d
-
-${call RBUILD_intermediate_path_unique,$(1),$(2)}.o: $(2) ${call RBUILD_intermediate_path_unique,$(1),$(2)}.o.d $(3) | ${call RBUILD_intermediate_dir,$(2)}
-	$$(ECHO_CC)
-	$${gpp} -o $$@ $$($(1)_CXXFLAGS) $(4) -c $$<
-
-else
-
-${call RBUILD_intermediate_path_unique,$(1),$(2)}.o: $(2) $(3) | ${call RBUILD_intermediate_dir,$(2)}
-	$$(ECHO_CC)
-	$${gpp} -o $$@ $$($(1)_CXXFLAGS) $(4) -c $$<
-
-endif
-
-endef
-
-# EOF