diff --git a/build-aux/git_version.mk b/build-aux/git_version.mk
index 58e16119..97a35ad8 100644
--- a/build-aux/git_version.mk
+++ b/build-aux/git_version.mk
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ check-git-version: $(PACKAGE_NAME)$(EXEEXT) | .version
 	$(GREP) -Fx '$(VERSION)' $|
 	./$< --version | $(GREP) -Ff $|
 
-installcheck-local-version:
-	./$(TRANSFORMED_PACKAGE_NAME)$(EXEEXT) --version
-
 dist-hook: dist-tarball-version
 
 .PHONY: dist-tarball-version
diff --git a/build-aux/rust_boilerplate.mk.in b/build-aux/rust_boilerplate.mk.in
index 3b6573d6..b2657ce6 100644
--- a/build-aux/rust_boilerplate.mk.in
+++ b/build-aux/rust_boilerplate.mk.in
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $(_RUST_OUT) $(CARGO_BIN): $(@PACKAGE_NAME@_SOURCES) $(EXTRA_@PACKAGE_NAME@_SOUR
 	$(CARGO_ENV) $(CARGO) build --quiet --message-format=json $(CARGO_FEATURE_ARGS) $(CARGO_RELEASE_ARGS) |
 		$(JQ) -sr 'map(select(.reason == "build-script-executed")) | last | .out_dir' > $(_RUST_OUT)
 
-RUST_DEVELOPER_TARGETS = cargo-test clippy installcheck-local-version rustfmt
+RUST_DEVELOPER_TARGETS = cargo-test clippy rustfmt
 .PHONY: $(RUST_DEVELOPER_TARGETS)
 
 if DEVELOPER