diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bc2d123d..da94f798 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ADDITIONAL_GO_LINKER_FLAGS := $(shell GOOS=$(shell go env GOHOSTOS) \
 GOBIN ?= $(shell go env GOPATH)/bin
 
 # Builds micro after checking dependencies but without updating the runtime
-build: deps
+build:
 	go build -ldflags "-s -w -X main.Version=$(VERSION) -X main.CommitHash=$(HASH) -X 'main.CompileDate=$(DATE)' $(ADDITIONAL_GO_LINKER_FLAGS)" ./cmd/micro
 
 # Builds micro after building the runtime and checking dependencies
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ build-quick:
 	go build -ldflags "-s -w -X main.Version=$(VERSION) -X main.CommitHash=$(HASH) -X 'main.CompileDate=$(DATE)' $(ADDITIONAL_GO_LINKER_FLAGS)" ./cmd/micro
 
 # Same as 'build' but installs to $GOBIN afterward
-install: deps
+install:
 	go install -ldflags "-s -w -X main.Version=$(VERSION) -X main.CommitHash=$(HASH) -X 'main.CompileDate=$(DATE)' $(ADDITIONAL_GO_LINKER_FLAGS)" ./cmd/micro
 
 # Same as 'build-all' but installs to $GOBIN afterward
@@ -32,14 +32,6 @@ install-all: runtime install
 install-quick:
 	go install -ldflags "-s -w -X main.Version=$(VERSION) -X main.CommitHash=$(HASH) -X 'main.CompileDate=$(DATE)' $(ADDITIONAL_GO_LINKER_FLAGS)"  ./cmd/micro
 
-# Checks for dependencies
-deps:
-	go get -d ./cmd/micro
-
-update:
-	git pull
-	go get -u -d ./cmd/micro
-
 # Builds the runtime
 runtime:
 	go get -u github.com/jteeuwen/go-bindata/...
@@ -47,7 +39,6 @@ runtime:
 	mv runtime.go cmd/micro
 
 test:
-	go get -d ./cmd/micro
 	go test ./cmd/micro
 
 clean: