diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/Makefile b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/Makefile
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-include ../../../../mk/apm.mk
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/empty_example.cpp b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/empty_example.cpp
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--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/empty_example.cpp
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-
-#include <AP_HAL/AP_HAL.h>
-#include <AP_Common/AP_Common.h>
-#include <AP_Progmem/AP_Progmem.h>
-#include <AP_Param/AP_Param.h>
-#include <StorageManager/StorageManager.h>
-#include <AP_Math/AP_Math.h>
-
-#include <AP_HAL_AVR/AP_HAL_AVR.h>
-#include <AP_HAL_SITL/AP_HAL_SITL.h>
-#include <AP_HAL_Empty/AP_HAL_Empty.h>
-
-const AP_HAL::HAL& hal = AP_HAL::get_HAL();
-
-void setup() {
-	hal.console->println_P(PSTR("Empty setup"));
-}
-void loop() {}
-
-AP_HAL_MAIN();
-
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/make.inc b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/make.inc
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--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/make.inc
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-LIBRARIES += AP_Common
-LIBRARIES += AP_Math
-LIBRARIES += AP_Param
-LIBRARIES += AP_Progmem
-LIBRARIES += StorageManager
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/nocore.inoflag b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/nocore.inoflag
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