diff --git a/tools/firmware/etherboot/Makefile b/tools/firmware/etherboot/Makefile
index ed9e113..72f4a8f 100644
--- a/tools/firmware/etherboot/Makefile
+++ b/tools/firmware/etherboot/Makefile
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ $(ROM): $(ROMS)
 	$(MAKE) -C $D/src bin/$(*F).rom
 
 $T:
-	set -e; if ! $(FETCHER) _$T $(IPXE_TARBALL_URL); then \
-		$(GIT) clone $(IPXE_GIT_URL) $D.git; \
-		(cd $D.git && $(GIT) archive --format=tar --prefix=$D/ \
-		$(IPXE_GIT_TAG) | gzip -n >../_$T); \
-		rm -rf $D.git; \
-	fi
 	mv _$T $T
 
 $D/src/arch/i386/Makefile: $T Config