--- a/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -242,26 +242,6 @@ if(WITH_BUILDINFO)
   # MS-Windows when using `msbuild`.
   set_source_files_properties(${buildinfo_h_fake} PROPERTIES SYMBOLIC TRUE)
 
-  # a custom target that is always built
-  add_custom_target(
-    buildinfo ALL
-    DEPENDS ${buildinfo_h_fake}
-  )
-
-  # Creates `buildinfo.h` using CMAKE script.
-  add_custom_command(
-    OUTPUT
-      ${buildinfo_h_fake}  # ensure we always run
-      ${buildinfo_h_real}
-    COMMAND
-      ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-      -DSOURCE_DIR=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
-      # Overrides only used when non-empty strings.
-      -DBUILD_DATE=${BUILDINFO_OVERRIDE_DATE}
-      -DBUILD_TIME=${BUILDINFO_OVERRIDE_TIME}
-      -P ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build_files/cmake/buildinfo.cmake
-    )
-
   # `buildinfo.h` is a generated file.
   set_source_files_properties(
     ${buildinfo_h_real}