diff --git a/nginx-wsgi-flask/Makefile b/nginx-wsgi-flask/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 9083d69..0000000
--- a/nginx-wsgi-flask/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-make build:
-
-	echo "[#] Killing old docker processes"
-	docker-compose rm -fs
-
-	echo "[#] Building docker containers"
-	docker-compose up --build -d
diff --git a/nginx-wsgi-flask/README.md b/nginx-wsgi-flask/README.md
index 8ec9b7f..dd7c910 100644
--- a/nginx-wsgi-flask/README.md
+++ b/nginx-wsgi-flask/README.md
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ The compose file defines an application with two services `nginx-proxy` and `fla
 When deploying the application, docker-compose maps port 80 of the web service container to port 80 of the host as specified in the file.
 Make sure port 80 on the host is not being used by another container, otherwise the port should be changed.
 
-## Build with Makefile (easy)
-
-Simply run `make build` to create the NGINX and Flask containers with `docker-compose`. You may also follow the steps below to use `docker-compose` natively.
-
-## Deploy with docker-compose (still easy)
+## Deploy with docker-compose
 
 ```bash
 $ docker-compose up -d
diff --git a/nginx-wsgi-flask/docker-compose.yaml b/nginx-wsgi-flask/docker-compose.yaml
index 4d9a28c..00a4c56 100644
--- a/nginx-wsgi-flask/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/nginx-wsgi-flask/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ services:
       - FLASK_SERVER_ADDR=flask-app:8000
     ports:
       - "80:80"
-    links: 
-      - flask-app
     depends_on:
       - flask-app
     healthcheck: