diff --git a/contrib/test_decoding/Makefile b/contrib/test_decoding/Makefile
index 58e0f384cbb..daf4e60c39d 100644
--- a/contrib/test_decoding/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/test_decoding/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # contrib/test_decoding/Makefile
 
 MODULES = test_decoding
-OBJS = test_decoding.o
 
 # Note: because we don't tell the Makefile there are any regression tests,
 # we have to clean those result files explicitly