diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.sh b/.github/workflows/build.sh
index 2f83f7ed..0d4afab3 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/build.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.sh
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ export CC=$GH_COMPILER
 export CXX=${CC%cc}++
 
 if [[ "$GH_BUILDSYS" == "makefile" ]]; then
-  make -f Makefile.simple
+  make
 elif [[ "$GH_BUILDSYS" == "mymake" ]]; then
-  make -f Makefile.simple mymake
+  make mymake
   ./mymake $GH_MYMAKE_ARGS
   mv hyper hyperrogue
 else
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/github_ci.yml
index 490daaa5..897302a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_ci.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Build
       run: |
-        docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/src trzeci/emscripten make -f Makefile.simple emscripten
+        docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/src trzeci/emscripten make emscripten
     - name: Do a simple test
       run: |
         ls -lAF hyper.html hyper.js hyper.wasm
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9a72a70f..95516a05 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ before_install:
 
 script:
 - |-
-  make -f Makefile.simple clean
+  make clean
   if [[ "$(git status --porcelain)" ]]; then
     git status
     exit 'A build artifact was committed; git rm it and try again'
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ script:
 - |-
   # Build hyperrogue.
   if [[ "$TRAVIS_BUILD_SYSTEM" == "Makefile" ]]; then
-    make -f Makefile.simple
+    make
   elif [[ "$TRAVIS_BUILD_SYSTEM" == "mymake" ]]; then
-    make -f Makefile.simple mymake
+    make mymake
     if [[ "$HYPERROGUE_USE_ROGUEVIZ" == "1" ]]; then
       ./mymake -rv
     else
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ script:
     fi
     mv hyper hyperrogue
   elif [[ "$TRAVIS_BUILD_SYSTEM" == "emscripten" ]]; then
-    docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/src trzeci/emscripten make -f Makefile.simple emscripten
+    docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/src trzeci/emscripten make emscripten
   else
     exit 'Unsupported build system'
   fi
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ script:
     ./hyperrogue --help
   fi
 - |-
-  make -f Makefile.simple clean
+  make clean
   if [[ "$(git status --porcelain)" ]]; then
     git status
     exit 'make clean did not return the repository to its pre-build state'
diff --git a/Makefile.simple b/Makefile
similarity index 96%
rename from Makefile.simple
rename to Makefile
index dc5b843c..53829666 100644
--- a/Makefile.simple
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
 #   Run "brew install sdl_gfx".
 #   Run "brew install sdl_mixer".
 #   Run "brew install sdl_ttf".
-#   Run "make -f Makefile.simple" to build HyperRogue as ./hyperrogue.
+#   Run "make" to build HyperRogue as ./hyperrogue.
 #
 # For MSYS2 and MinGW-w64:
 #   You might need to run commands such as "pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL"
 #   to install SDL and other required libraries.
-#   Run "make -f Makefile.simple" to build HyperRogue as ./hyperrogue.exe.
+#   Run "make" to build HyperRogue as ./hyperrogue.exe.
 #
 # For Ubuntu Linux:
 #   Run "sudo apt-get install libsdl-dev" to install SDL in /usr/local.
-#   Run "make -f Makefile.simple" to build HyperRogue as ./hyperrogue.
+#   Run "make" to build HyperRogue as ./hyperrogue.
 
 
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b0d3ac30..753e56e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ You should be able to compile on Linux, OSX, or MinGW with something like this (
 sudo apt-get install gcc libsdl1.2-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev libsdl-gfx1.2-dev
 git clone https://github.com/zenorogue/hyperrogue.git hyperrogue
 cd hyperrogue
-make -f Makefile.simple
+make
 ```
 
 The `mymake` program builds HyperRogue in parts. It takes longer than the method shown above, but when you change something, `mymake` will only recompile the changed file.
diff --git a/hyperroid/copy.sh b/hyperroid/copy.sh
index aaf9b33f..62e8164d 100755
--- a/hyperroid/copy.sh
+++ b/hyperroid/copy.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ mkdir -p app/src/main/res/raw/
 if [ ! -f ../autohdr.h ]; then
     echo "generating autohdr.h..."
     LAST_PWD=$(pwd); cd ..
-    make -f Makefile.simple autohdr.h
+    make autohdr.h
     cd $LAST_PWD
 fi
 
diff --git a/mymake.cpp b/mymake.cpp
index bfbc78f1..008f7c6f 100644
--- a/mymake.cpp
+++ b/mymake.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ string setdir = "../";
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   set_os(os);
   int retval = 0; // for storing return values of some function calls
-  for(string fname: {"Makefile.loc", "Makefile.simple", "Makefile"})
+  for(string fname: {"Makefile.loc", "Makefile"})
     if(file_exists(fname)) {
       retval = mysystem("make -f " + fname + " language-data.cpp autohdr.h");
       if (retval) { printf("error during preparation!\n"); exit(retval); }