diff --git a/graph-explorer/Makefile b/graph-explorer/Makefile
index d91c24968e..30772e5d94 100644
--- a/graph-explorer/Makefile
+++ b/graph-explorer/Makefile
@@ -29,15 +29,11 @@ ci-go-generate: pull-assets # CI runs ci-node-generate automatically before this
 ci-node-generate: yarn-build
 
 .PHONY: yarn-build
-yarn-build: node_modules
+yarn-build:
 	yarn lint
 	yarn test
 	yarn build
 
-.PHONY: node_modules
-node_modules:
-	yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-
 .PHONY: pull-assets
 pull-assets:
 	@rm -Rf assets && mkdir assets/ && curl -slL -o- https://github.com/owncloud/graph-explorer/releases/download/v1.7.10.3/release.tar.gz | tar xvzf - -C assets/
diff --git a/web/Makefile b/web/Makefile
index 0c0105c420..f47f6518c1 100644
--- a/web/Makefile
+++ b/web/Makefile
@@ -29,15 +29,11 @@ ci-go-generate: pull-assets # CI runs ci-node-generate automatically before this
 ci-node-generate: yarn-build
 
 .PHONY: yarn-build
-yarn-build: node_modules
+yarn-build:
 	yarn lint
 	yarn test
 	yarn build
 
-.PHONY: node_modules
-node_modules:
-	yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-
 WEB_ASSETS_VERSION = v4.3.0
 
 .PHONY: pull-assets