diff --git a/soc/soc_legacy/mips/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/soc_legacy/mips/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f4733688cca..00000000000
--- a/soc/soc_legacy/mips/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-if(SOC_FAMILY)
-  add_subdirectory(${SOC_FAMILY})
-else()
-  add_subdirectory(${SOC_NAME})
-endif()