diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index 590b54eba..64f7cc1a3 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@ endif
 fuzz: ${MBEDTLS_TEST_OBJS}
 	$(MAKE) -C fuzz THIRDPARTY_INCLUDES=$(THIRDPARTY_INCLUDES)
 
-$(MBEDLIBS):
-	$(MAKE) -C ../library
-
 ${MBEDTLS_TEST_OBJS}:
 	$(MAKE) -C ../tests mbedtls_test
 
@@ -432,12 +429,5 @@ else
 endif
 	$(MAKE) -C fuzz clean
 
-neat: clean
-ifndef WINDOWS
-	rm -f $(GENERATED_FILES)
-else
-	for %f in ($(subst /,\,$(GENERATED_FILES))) if exist %f del /Q /F %f
-endif
-
 list:
 	echo $(EXES)
diff --git a/scripts/common.make b/scripts/common.make
index 12fd27fb4..1350b12e3 100644
--- a/scripts/common.make
+++ b/scripts/common.make
@@ -62,3 +62,15 @@ gen_file_dep =
 else
 gen_file_dep = |
 endif
+
+default: all
+
+$(MBEDLIBS):
+	$(MAKE) -C ../library
+
+neat: clean
+ifndef WINDOWS
+	rm -f $(GENERATED_FILES)
+else
+	for %f in ($(subst /,\,$(GENERATED_FILES))) if exist %f del /Q /F %f
+endif
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 8e4149b94..7a10af271 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ include ../scripts/common.make
 # Set this to -v to see the details of failing test cases
 TEST_FLAGS ?= $(if $(filter-out 0 OFF Off off NO No no FALSE False false N n,$(CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE)),-v,)
 
-default: all
-
 # Also include library headers, for the sake of invasive tests.
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -I../library
 
@@ -111,9 +109,6 @@ BINARIES := $(addsuffix $(EXEXT),$(APPS))
 
 all: $(BINARIES)
 
-$(MBEDLIBS):
-	$(MAKE) -C ../library
-
 MBEDTLS_TEST_PATH = .
 MBEDTLS_TEST_OBJS = $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(wildcard ${MBEDTLS_TEST_PATH}/src/*.c ${MBEDTLS_TEST_PATH}/src/drivers/*.c))
 MBEDTLS_TEST_OBJS += $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(wildcard ${MBEDTLS_TEST_PATH}/src/test_helpers/*.c))
@@ -193,13 +188,6 @@ else
 	if exist include/test/instrument_record_status.h del /Q /F include/test/instrument_record_status.h
 endif
 
-neat: clean
-ifndef WINDOWS
-	rm -f $(GENERATED_FILES)
-else
-	for %f in ($(subst /,\,$(GENERATED_FILES))) if exist %f del /Q /F %f
-endif
-
 # Test suites caught by SKIP_TEST_SUITES are built but not executed.
 check: $(BINARIES)
 	perl scripts/run-test-suites.pl $(TEST_FLAGS) --skip=$(SKIP_TEST_SUITES)