diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 906a3c21c..0d46d3812 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ test: test-frontend test-backend i18n-check
 %-frontend: --image-build --containerized---%-frontend;
 
 .PHONY: --%-frontend
-#--%-frontend: node_modules well-known;
-#--%-frontend: --containerized---node_modules-frontend --containerized---well-known-frontend;
 --%-frontend: --containerized---frontend-dependencies-frontend;
 
 .PHONY: --compile-frontend
@@ -90,52 +88,24 @@ test: test-frontend test-backend i18n-check
 	@echo Karma frontend tests are currently broken after npm update and have therefor been temporarily disabled.
 # npx -- karma start --conf karma.conf.cjs $(WATCH)
 
-## TODO: rewrite
-#.PHONY: --test-frontend-watch
-#--test-frontend-watch: WATCH=--single-run false
-#--test-frontend-watch: --test-frontend;
-#
-#node_modules: package.json package-lock.json
-#	$(MAKE) -- --containerized---node_modules-frontend
-#.PHONY: --node_modules
-#--node_modules: package.json package-lock.json
-#	npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline
-#
-#package-lock.json: package.json
-#	$(MAKE) -- --image-run---package-lock.json
-#.PHONY: --package-lock.json
-#--package-lock.json: package.json
-#	npm install --cache .npm --prefer-offline
-#
-#assets: node_modules
-#	$(MAKE) -- --image-run---assets
-#.PHONY: --assets/icons
-#--assets: node_modules
-#	./utils/renamer.pl node_modules/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/svgs/solid utils/rename-fa.json assets/icons/fradrive
-#	./utils/renamer.pl node_modules/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/svgs/regular utils/rename-fa.json assets/icons/fradrive
-#
-#well-known: node_modules assets well-known/.well-known
-#	$(MAKE) -- --containerized---well-known-frontend
-#.PHONY: --well-known
-#--well-known: --node_modules assets well-known/.well-known
-#	npx webpack --progress
-## mark well-known directory as clean after successful webpack run:
-#	touch well-known/.well-known
-
 .PHONY: --frontend-dependencies
 --frontend-dependencies: node_modules package.json package-lock.json assets;
 
 node_modules: package.json package-lock.json
 	npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline
+
 package-lock.json: package.json
 	npm install --cache .npm --prefer-offline
+
 assets: node_modules
 	./utils/renamer.pl node_modules/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/svgs/solid utils/rename-fa.json assets/icons/fradrive
 	./utils/renamer.pl node_modules/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/svgs/regular utils/rename-fa.json assets/icons/fradrive
+assets/.assets:
+# no-op target
+
 well-known: node_modules assets well-known/.well-known
 	npx webpack --progress
 	touch well-known/.well-known
-
 well-known/.well-known:
 # no-op target