diff --git a/tmk_core/rules.mk b/tmk_core/rules.mk
index 860fc1a9..0ae84d91 100644
--- a/tmk_core/rules.mk
+++ b/tmk_core/rules.mk
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ ifneq (, $(findstring 0.7, $(shell dfu-programmer --version 2>&1)))
 else
 	dfu-programmer $(MCU) erase
 endif
-	dfu-programmer $(MCU) erase
 	dfu-programmer $(MCU) flash $(TARGET).hex
 	dfu-programmer $(MCU) reset