diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9401346623..c9d3da24c5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ with-code-cache test-code-cache:
 	$(warning '$@' target is a noop)
 
 out/Makefile: config.gypi common.gypi node.gyp \
-	deps/uv/uv.gyp deps/llhttp/llhttp.gyp deps/zlib/zlib.gyp \
+	deps/llhttp/llhttp.gyp \
 	deps/simdutf/simdutf.gyp \
 	tools/v8_gypfiles/toolchain.gypi tools/v8_gypfiles/features.gypi \
 	tools/v8_gypfiles/inspector.gypi tools/v8_gypfiles/v8.gyp
diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index cec24aed03..13af00f40d 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -429,23 +429,6 @@
               ],
             },
           ],
-         }, {
-           'variables': {
-              'opensslconfig_internal': '<(obj_dir)/deps/openssl/openssl.cnf',
-              'opensslconfig': './deps/openssl/nodejs-openssl.cnf',
-           },
-           'actions': [
-             {
-               'action_name': 'reset_openssl_cnf',
-               'inputs': [ '<(opensslconfig)', ],
-               'outputs': [ '<(opensslconfig_internal)', ],
-               'action': [
-                 '<(python)', 'tools/copyfile.py',
-                 '<(opensslconfig)',
-                 '<(opensslconfig_internal)',
-               ],
-             },
-           ],
          }],
       ],
     }, # node_core_target_name