diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3199402d6..a62b30bcd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 # simple makefile to simplify repetetive build env management tasks under posix
 
-# caution: testing won't work on windows, see README
-
-PYTHON ?= python
-PYTESTS ?= pytest
-CODESPELL_DIRS ?= mne_bids_pipeline/ docs/
-all: clean inplace test test-doc
+all: clean
 
 clean-pyc:
 	find . -name "*.pyc" | xargs rm -f
@@ -28,14 +23,5 @@ check:
 	mne_bids --version
 	mne sys_info
 
-trailing-spaces:
-	find . -name "*.py" | xargs perl -pi -e 's/[ \t]*$$//'
-
-codespell:  # running manually; auto-fix spelling mistakes
-	@codespell --write-changes $(CODESPELL_DIRS)
-
-codespell-error:  # running on travis; override interactivity seting
-	@codespell -i 0 -q 7 $(CODESPELL_DIRS)
-
 show:
 	@python -c "import webbrowser; webbrowser.open_new_tab('file://$(PWD)/docs/site/index.html')"