diff --git a/crypto_kem/firesaber/avx2/Makefile b/crypto_kem/firesaber/avx2/Makefile
index b7fbd7d8..1ecd3c1a 100644
--- a/crypto_kem/firesaber/avx2/Makefile
+++ b/crypto_kem/firesaber/avx2/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This Makefile can be used with GNU Make or BSD Make
 
 LIB=libfiresaber_avx2.a
-HEADERS=api.h cbd.h kem.h pack_unpack.h poly.h SABER_indcpa.h SABER_params.h verify.h 
+HEADERS=api.h cbd.h pack_unpack.h poly.h SABER_indcpa.h SABER_params.h verify.h 
 OBJECTS=cbd.o kem.o pack_unpack.o poly.o poly_mul.o SABER_indcpa.o verify.o 
 
 CFLAGS=-O3 -mavx2 -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wvla -Werror -Wredundant-decls -Wmissing-prototypes -std=c99 -I../../../common $(EXTRAFLAGS)
diff --git a/crypto_kem/firesaber/avx2/kem.h b/crypto_kem/firesaber/avx2/kem.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b28b04f6..00000000
--- a/crypto_kem/firesaber/avx2/kem.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
diff --git a/crypto_kem/lightsaber/avx2/Makefile b/crypto_kem/lightsaber/avx2/Makefile
index f2817574..ff4f4367 100644
--- a/crypto_kem/lightsaber/avx2/Makefile
+++ b/crypto_kem/lightsaber/avx2/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This Makefile can be used with GNU Make or BSD Make
 
 LIB=liblightsaber_avx2.a
-HEADERS=api.h cbd.h kem.h pack_unpack.h poly.h SABER_indcpa.h SABER_params.h verify.h 
+HEADERS=api.h cbd.h pack_unpack.h poly.h SABER_indcpa.h SABER_params.h verify.h 
 OBJECTS=cbd.o kem.o pack_unpack.o poly.o poly_mul.o SABER_indcpa.o verify.o 
 
 CFLAGS=-O3 -mavx2 -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wvla -Werror -Wredundant-decls -Wmissing-prototypes -std=c99 -I../../../common $(EXTRAFLAGS)
diff --git a/crypto_kem/lightsaber/avx2/kem.h b/crypto_kem/lightsaber/avx2/kem.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b28b04f6..00000000
--- a/crypto_kem/lightsaber/avx2/kem.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
diff --git a/crypto_kem/saber/avx2/Makefile b/crypto_kem/saber/avx2/Makefile
index 070665b4..41ea6101 100644
--- a/crypto_kem/saber/avx2/Makefile
+++ b/crypto_kem/saber/avx2/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This Makefile can be used with GNU Make or BSD Make
 
 LIB=libsaber_avx2.a
-HEADERS=api.h cbd.h kem.h pack_unpack.h poly.h SABER_indcpa.h SABER_params.h verify.h 
+HEADERS=api.h cbd.h pack_unpack.h poly.h SABER_indcpa.h SABER_params.h verify.h 
 OBJECTS=cbd.o kem.o pack_unpack.o poly.o poly_mul.o SABER_indcpa.o verify.o 
 
 CFLAGS=-O3 -mavx2 -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wvla -Werror -Wredundant-decls -Wmissing-prototypes -std=c99 -I../../../common $(EXTRAFLAGS)
diff --git a/crypto_kem/saber/avx2/kem.h b/crypto_kem/saber/avx2/kem.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b28b04f6..00000000
--- a/crypto_kem/saber/avx2/kem.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-
-
-