diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 451736326..4fb8ed9d2 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ uninstall:
 	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT)
 	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT_MAJOR)
 	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/pkgconfig/libzstd.pc
-	[ -x $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT_VER) ] && $(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT_VER)
-	@[ -f $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libzstd.a ] && $(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libzstd.a
-	@[ -f $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zstd.h ] && $(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zstd.h
-	@[ -f $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zbuff.h ] && $(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zbuff.h
-	@[ -f $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zdict.h ] && $(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zdict.h
+	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT_VER)
+	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libzstd.a
+	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zstd.h
+	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zbuff.h
+	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/zdict.h
 	@echo zstd libraries successfully uninstalled
 
 endif
diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index 304364182..bfc7be373 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ install: zstd
 uninstall:
 	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/zstdcat
 	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/unzstd
-	[ -x $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/zstd$(EXT) ] && $(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/zstd$(EXT)
+	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/zstd$(EXT)
 	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/zstdcat.1
 	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/unzstd.1
-	[ -f $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/zstd.1 ] && $(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/zstd.1
+	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/zstd.1
 	@echo zstd programs successfully uninstalled
 endif