diff --git a/external/glm/Module_glm.mk b/external/glm/Module_glm.mk
index e9ab006fba83..617b067a2cff 100644
--- a/external/glm/Module_glm.mk
+++ b/external/glm/Module_glm.mk
@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,glm))
 
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_GLM),)
-
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,glm,\
 	UnpackedTarball_glm \
 ))
 
-endif
-
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/external/hyphen/Module_hyphen.mk b/external/hyphen/Module_hyphen.mk
index 5d32fb8f9b21..527def321559 100644
--- a/external/hyphen/Module_hyphen.mk
+++ b/external/hyphen/Module_hyphen.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,hyphen))
 
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_HYPH),)
-
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,hyphen,\
 	UnpackedTarball_hyphen \
 ))
@@ -29,6 +27,4 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,hyphen,\
 
 endif # $(COM)
 
-endif # $(SYSTEM_HYPH)
-
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/external/jpeg/Module_jpeg.mk b/external/jpeg/Module_jpeg.mk
index 0b45932d54f3..3d66f8f87b67 100644
--- a/external/jpeg/Module_jpeg.mk
+++ b/external/jpeg/Module_jpeg.mk
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,jpeg))
 
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_JPEG),)
-
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,jpeg,\
     UnpackedTarball_jpeg \
     StaticLibrary_jpeg \
 ))
 
-endif
-
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/external/libatomic_ops/Module_libatomic_ops.mk b/external/libatomic_ops/Module_libatomic_ops.mk
index 2ea7e546be66..7dca6703c868 100644
--- a/external/libatomic_ops/Module_libatomic_ops.mk
+++ b/external/libatomic_ops/Module_libatomic_ops.mk
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,libatomic_ops))
 
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_LIBATOMIC_OPS),)
-
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,libatomic_ops,\
 	ExternalProject_libatomic_ops \
 	UnpackedTarball_libatomic_ops \
 ))
 
-endif
-
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/external/libpng/Module_libpng.mk b/external/libpng/Module_libpng.mk
index 31610d3db2fb..afb0016fbaf4 100644
--- a/external/libpng/Module_libpng.mk
+++ b/external/libpng/Module_libpng.mk
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,libpng))
 
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_LIBPNG),)
-
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,libpng,\
 	StaticLibrary_png \
 	UnpackedTarball_png \
 ))
 
-endif
-
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/external/nss/Module_nss.mk b/external/nss/Module_nss.mk
index c1e1ab2bc074..69b39f59ee5d 100644
--- a/external/nss/Module_nss.mk
+++ b/external/nss/Module_nss.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,nss))
 
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_NSS),)
 ifeq ($(filter ANDROID,$(OS)),)
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,nss,\
 	UnpackedTarball_nss \
@@ -17,6 +16,5 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,nss,\
 	ExternalProject_nss \
 ))
 endif
-endif
 
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/external/openldap/Module_openldap.mk b/external/openldap/Module_openldap.mk
index c9203b472e78..c6a22bc4eae2 100644
--- a/external/openldap/Module_openldap.mk
+++ b/external/openldap/Module_openldap.mk
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,openldap))
 
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_OPENLDAP),)
-
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,openldap,\
 	ExternalProject_openldap \
 	UnpackedTarball_openldap \
 ))
 
-endif
-
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/external/openssl/Module_openssl.mk b/external/openssl/Module_openssl.mk
index 002b7083af0f..7a03fe5364e5 100644
--- a/external/openssl/Module_openssl.mk
+++ b/external/openssl/Module_openssl.mk
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,openssl))
 
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_OPENSSL),)
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,openssl,\
 	UnpackedTarball_openssl \
 	ExternalPackage_openssl \
 	ExternalProject_openssl \
 ))
-endif
 
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/external/poppler/Module_poppler.mk b/external/poppler/Module_poppler.mk
index 357bc6dd365e..9e9f540531c2 100644
--- a/external/poppler/Module_poppler.mk
+++ b/external/poppler/Module_poppler.mk
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,poppler))
 
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_POPPLER),)
-
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,poppler,\
 	ExternalProject_poppler \
 	UnpackedTarball_poppler \
 ))
 
-endif
-
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/external/postgresql/Module_postgresql.mk b/external/postgresql/Module_postgresql.mk
index c57260de8909..1f655c6e5034 100644
--- a/external/postgresql/Module_postgresql.mk
+++ b/external/postgresql/Module_postgresql.mk
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,postgresql))
 
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_POSTGRESQL),)
-
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,postgresql,\
 	ExternalProject_postgresql \
 	UnpackedTarball_postgresql \
 ))
 
-endif
-
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/external/python3/Module_python3.mk b/external/python3/Module_python3.mk
index 65e13567f7ab..5ef1deb216c5 100644
--- a/external/python3/Module_python3.mk
+++ b/external/python3/Module_python3.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,python3))
 
 ifneq ($(DISABLE_PYTHON),TRUE)
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_PYTHON),)
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,python3,\
 	UnpackedTarball_python3 \
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,python3,\
 	$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),GeneratedPackage_python3,ExternalPackage_python3) \
 ))
 
-endif
 endif
 
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/external/python33/Module_python33.mk b/external/python33/Module_python33.mk
index 65e13567f7ab..5ef1deb216c5 100644
--- a/external/python33/Module_python33.mk
+++ b/external/python33/Module_python33.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,python3))
 
 ifneq ($(DISABLE_PYTHON),TRUE)
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_PYTHON),)
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,python3,\
 	UnpackedTarball_python3 \
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,python3,\
 	$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),GeneratedPackage_python3,ExternalPackage_python3) \
 ))
 
-endif
 endif
 
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/external/redland/Module_redland.mk b/external/redland/Module_redland.mk
index 645e4193d827..adc81b462a9b 100644
--- a/external/redland/Module_redland.mk
+++ b/external/redland/Module_redland.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,redland))
 
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_REDLAND),)
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,redland,\
 	UnpackedTarball_raptor \
 	UnpackedTarball_rasqal \
@@ -31,6 +30,5 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,redland,\
 	ExternalProject_redland \
 ))
 endif
-endif
 
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/external/zlib/Module_zlib.mk b/external/zlib/Module_zlib.mk
index 8f71c506d476..468cb2dea9fb 100644
--- a/external/zlib/Module_zlib.mk
+++ b/external/zlib/Module_zlib.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,zlib))
 
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_ZLIB),)
-
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,zlib,\
 	StaticLibrary_zlib \
 	UnpackedTarball_zlib \
@@ -22,6 +20,4 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,zlib,\
 ))
 endif
 
-endif
-
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4: