diff --git a/modules/SCsub b/modules/SCsub
index f4a7fe0b9cf..69dfadfa311 100644
--- a/modules/SCsub
+++ b/modules/SCsub
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ for name, path in env.module_list.items():
     base_path = path if os.path.isabs(path) else name
     SConscript(base_path + "/SCsub")
 
-    lib = env_modules.add_library("module_%s" % name, env.modules_sources)
-    env.Prepend(LIBS=[lib])
+    if env.modules_sources:
+        lib = env_modules.add_library("module_%s" % name, env.modules_sources)
+        env.Prepend(LIBS=[lib])
 
     if env["tests"]:
         # Lookup potential headers in `tests` subfolder.
diff --git a/modules/freetype/register_types.cpp b/modules/freetype/register_types.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 70f277c3a4d..00000000000
--- a/modules/freetype/register_types.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/**************************************************************************/
-/*  register_types.cpp                                                    */
-/**************************************************************************/
-/*                         This file is part of:                          */
-/*                             GODOT ENGINE                               */
-/*                        https://godotengine.org                         */
-/**************************************************************************/
-/* Copyright (c) 2014-present Godot Engine contributors (see AUTHORS.md). */
-/* Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                  */
-/*                                                                        */
-/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining  */
-/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the        */
-/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including    */
-/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,    */
-/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to     */
-/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to  */
-/* the following conditions:                                              */
-/*                                                                        */
-/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be         */
-/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.        */
-/*                                                                        */
-/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,        */
-/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF     */
-/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. */
-/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY   */
-/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,   */
-/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE      */
-/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                 */
-/**************************************************************************/
-
-#include "register_types.h"
-
-void initialize_freetype_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level) {
-	if (p_level != MODULE_INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_SCENE) {
-		return;
-	}
-}
-
-void uninitialize_freetype_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level) {
-	if (p_level != MODULE_INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_SCENE) {
-		return;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/modules/freetype/register_types.h b/modules/freetype/register_types.h
index f2cd8b87da8..97ed76752e5 100644
--- a/modules/freetype/register_types.h
+++ b/modules/freetype/register_types.h
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 
 #include "modules/register_module_types.h"
 
-void initialize_freetype_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level);
-void uninitialize_freetype_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level);
+void initialize_freetype_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level) {}
+void uninitialize_freetype_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level) {}
diff --git a/modules/msdfgen/register_types.cpp b/modules/msdfgen/register_types.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index f9188020180..00000000000
--- a/modules/msdfgen/register_types.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/**************************************************************************/
-/*  register_types.cpp                                                    */
-/**************************************************************************/
-/*                         This file is part of:                          */
-/*                             GODOT ENGINE                               */
-/*                        https://godotengine.org                         */
-/**************************************************************************/
-/* Copyright (c) 2014-present Godot Engine contributors (see AUTHORS.md). */
-/* Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                  */
-/*                                                                        */
-/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining  */
-/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the        */
-/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including    */
-/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,    */
-/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to     */
-/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to  */
-/* the following conditions:                                              */
-/*                                                                        */
-/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be         */
-/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.        */
-/*                                                                        */
-/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,        */
-/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF     */
-/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. */
-/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY   */
-/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,   */
-/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE      */
-/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                 */
-/**************************************************************************/
-
-#include "register_types.h"
-
-void initialize_msdfgen_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level) {
-	if (p_level != MODULE_INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_SCENE) {
-		return;
-	}
-}
-
-void uninitialize_msdfgen_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level) {
-	if (p_level != MODULE_INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_SCENE) {
-		return;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/modules/msdfgen/register_types.h b/modules/msdfgen/register_types.h
index 993c3c393df..ee13755dd13 100644
--- a/modules/msdfgen/register_types.h
+++ b/modules/msdfgen/register_types.h
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 
 #include "modules/register_module_types.h"
 
-void initialize_msdfgen_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level);
-void uninitialize_msdfgen_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level);
+void initialize_msdfgen_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level) {}
+void uninitialize_msdfgen_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level) {}