diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Sketch.java b/app/src/processing/app/Sketch.java
index fd281e2b5..cc0f56637 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Sketch.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Sketch.java
@@ -1626,8 +1626,7 @@ public class Sketch {
     }
 
     File appletFolder = new File(appletPath);
-    String use_dep = Base.getBoardPreferences().get("build.dependency");
-    if (use_dep == null || use_dep.compareToIgnoreCase("true") != 0 || deleteFilesOnNextBuild) {
+    if (deleteFilesOnNextBuild) {
       // delete the entire directory and all contents
       // when we know something changed and all objects
       // need to be recompiled, or if the board does not
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java b/app/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java
index c7c733612..29953666d 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java
@@ -297,9 +297,6 @@ public class Compiler implements MessageConsumer {
   }
 
   private boolean is_already_compiled(File src, File obj, File dep, Map<String, String> prefs) {
-    String build_dep = prefs.get("build.dependency");
-    if (build_dep == null) return false;
-    if (build_dep.compareToIgnoreCase("true") != 0) return false;
     boolean ret=true;
     try {
       //System.out.println("\n  is_already_compiled: begin checks: " + obj.getPath());