diff --git a/components/freemodbus/component.mk b/components/freemodbus/component.mk
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index c90a5dc..0000000
--- a/components/freemodbus/component.mk
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-COMPONENT_ADD_INCLUDEDIRS := common/include
-COMPONENT_PRIV_INCLUDEDIRS := common port modbus modbus/ascii modbus/functions
-COMPONENT_PRIV_INCLUDEDIRS += modbus/rtu modbus/tcp modbus/include
-COMPONENT_PRIV_INCLUDEDIRS += serial_slave/port serial_slave/modbus_controller
-COMPONENT_PRIV_INCLUDEDIRS += serial_master/port serial_master/modbus_controller
-COMPONENT_PRIV_INCLUDEDIRS += tcp_slave/port tcp_slave/modbus_controller
-COMPONENT_PRIV_INCLUDEDIRS += tcp_master/port tcp_master/modbus_controller
-COMPONENT_SRCDIRS := common
-COMPONENT_SRCDIRS += modbus modbus/ascii modbus/functions modbus/rtu modbus/tcp
-COMPONENT_SRCDIRS += serial_slave/port serial_slave/modbus_controller
-COMPONENT_SRCDIRS += serial_master/port serial_master/modbus_controller
-COMPONENT_SRCDIRS += tcp_slave/port tcp_slave/modbus_controller
-COMPONENT_SRCDIRS += tcp_master/port tcp_master/modbus_controller
-COMPONENT_SRCDIRS += port
diff --git a/examples/protocols/modbus/mb_example_common/component.mk b/examples/protocols/modbus/mb_example_common/component.mk
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index f0dc18c..0000000
--- a/examples/protocols/modbus/mb_example_common/component.mk
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Component Makefile
-#
-COMPONENT_ADD_INCLUDEDIRS := include
-COMPONENT_SRCDIRS := .
diff --git a/examples/protocols/modbus/serial/mb_master/Makefile b/examples/protocols/modbus/serial/mb_master/Makefile
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index 458a97b..0000000
--- a/examples/protocols/modbus/serial/mb_master/Makefile
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@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This is a project Makefile. It is assumed the directory this Makefile resides in is a
-# project subdirectory.
-#
-
-PROJECT_NAME := modbus_master
-
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS := $(IDF_PATH)/examples/protocols/modbus/mb_example_common
-
-include $(IDF_PATH)/make/project.mk
diff --git a/examples/protocols/modbus/serial/mb_master/main/component.mk b/examples/protocols/modbus/serial/mb_master/main/component.mk
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index a98f634..0000000
--- a/examples/protocols/modbus/serial/mb_master/main/component.mk
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@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#
-# "main" pseudo-component makefile.
-#
-# (Uses default behaviour of compiling all source files in directory, adding 'include' to include path.)
diff --git a/examples/protocols/modbus/serial/mb_slave/Makefile b/examples/protocols/modbus/serial/mb_slave/Makefile
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index c3aa218..0000000
--- a/examples/protocols/modbus/serial/mb_slave/Makefile
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@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This is a project Makefile. It is assumed the directory this Makefile resides in is a
-# project subdirectory.
-#
-
-PROJECT_NAME := modbus_slave
-
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS := $(IDF_PATH)/examples/protocols/modbus/mb_example_common
-
-include $(IDF_PATH)/make/project.mk
diff --git a/examples/protocols/modbus/serial/mb_slave/main/component.mk b/examples/protocols/modbus/serial/mb_slave/main/component.mk
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index b4fa727..0000000
--- a/examples/protocols/modbus/serial/mb_slave/main/component.mk
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@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Main Makefile. This is basically the same as a component makefile.
-#
-# (Uses default behaviour of compiling all source files in directory, adding 'include' to include path.)
diff --git a/examples/protocols/modbus/tcp/mb_tcp_master/Makefile b/examples/protocols/modbus/tcp/mb_tcp_master/Makefile
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index 1f60bf1..0000000
--- a/examples/protocols/modbus/tcp/mb_tcp_master/Makefile
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@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This is a project Makefile. It is assumed the directory this Makefile resides in is a
-# project subdirectory.
-#
-
-PROJECT_NAME := modbus_tcp_master
-
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS := $(IDF_PATH)/examples/protocols/modbus/mb_example_common
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS += $(IDF_PATH)/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common
-
-include $(IDF_PATH)/make/project.mk
diff --git a/examples/protocols/modbus/tcp/mb_tcp_master/main/component.mk b/examples/protocols/modbus/tcp/mb_tcp_master/main/component.mk
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index a98f634..0000000
--- a/examples/protocols/modbus/tcp/mb_tcp_master/main/component.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#
-# "main" pseudo-component makefile.
-#
-# (Uses default behaviour of compiling all source files in directory, adding 'include' to include path.)
diff --git a/examples/protocols/modbus/tcp/mb_tcp_slave/Makefile b/examples/protocols/modbus/tcp/mb_tcp_slave/Makefile
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index 892d758..0000000
--- a/examples/protocols/modbus/tcp/mb_tcp_slave/Makefile
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@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This is a project Makefile. It is assumed the directory this Makefile resides in is a
-# project subdirectory.
-#
-PROJECT_NAME := modbus_tcp_slave
-
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS := $(IDF_PATH)/examples/protocols/modbus/mb_example_common
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS += $(IDF_PATH)/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common
-
-include $(IDF_PATH)/make/project.mk
diff --git a/examples/protocols/modbus/tcp/mb_tcp_slave/main/component.mk b/examples/protocols/modbus/tcp/mb_tcp_slave/main/component.mk
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index a98f634..0000000
--- a/examples/protocols/modbus/tcp/mb_tcp_slave/main/component.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#
-# "main" pseudo-component makefile.
-#
-# (Uses default behaviour of compiling all source files in directory, adding 'include' to include path.)