diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 68b2b42..95113b0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ default += .dbs/map.fmt
 
 include cmd.mk
 
-.dbs/head.rec: | .dbs/ $(lists)
+.dbs/head.rec: | .dbs/
 	printf '%s\n' '%rec: guide' > $@
 	printf '%s\n' '%key: path' >> $@
 	printf '%s\n' '%type: requires rec guide' >> $@
diff --git a/cmd.mk b/cmd.mk
index 93af6a7..2c96221 100644
--- a/cmd.mk
+++ b/cmd.mk
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 cmds != recsel command.rec -t command -G bin -CP bin | sort -u
 lists = $(patsubst %,lists/%.md, $(cmds))
 
-default += $(lists)
-
 get_title = printf 'title: %s\n' '${1}'
 get_tags = recsel -t $(basename $<) $< -G bin \
 	-e 'bin = "$(1)"' -U -CP tag,bin | \