diff --git a/examples/chef/chef.py b/examples/chef/chef.py
index a0e06f6e08a4ef..f44e23d5bb8df9 100755
--- a/examples/chef/chef.py
+++ b/examples/chef/chef.py
@@ -259,7 +259,15 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
     #
 
     if options.build_all:
-        chef_util.build_all(chef_devices_dir, _CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH)
+        platforms_and_outputs = chef_util.cd_platforms_and_outputs
+        for device in os.listdir(chef_devices_dir):
+            target_file_ext = ".zap"
+            if device.endswith(target_file_ext):
+                device_name = device[:-len(target_file_ext)]
+                for platform, directory in platforms_and_outputs.items():
+                    platforms_and_outputs[platform] = os.path.join(_CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH, directory)
+                    command = './chef.py -czbr -d {} -t {}'.format(device_name, platform)
+                    subprocess.check_call(command, cwd=_CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH, shell=True)
         exit(0)
 
     #
diff --git a/examples/chef/chef_util.py b/examples/chef/chef_util.py
index 348e841f0b6ea7..592eea79d230e4 100644
--- a/examples/chef/chef_util.py
+++ b/examples/chef/chef_util.py
@@ -38,18 +38,3 @@ def generate_device_manifest(chef_devices_dir: str, include_zap_submod: bool = F
         with open(ci_manifest_file_name, "w+", encoding="utf-8") as ci_manifest_file:
             ci_manifest_file.write(json.dumps(ci_manifest, indent=4))
     return ci_manifest
-
-def create_build_command(zap: str, platform: str) -> str:
-        return './chef.py -czbr -d {} -t {}'.format(zap, platform)
-
-def build_all(device_dir: str, chef_script_path: str) -> None:
-        devices = []
-        for device in os.listdir(device_dir):
-            target_file_ext = ".zap"
-            if device.endswith(target_file_ext):
-                devices.append(device[:-len(target_file_ext)])
-        for platform, directory in cd_platforms_and_outputs.items():
-            cd_platforms_and_outputs[platform] = os.path.join(chef_script_path, directory)
-            for device in devices:
-                command = create_build_command(device, platform)
-                subprocess.check_call(command, cwd=chef_script_path, shell=True)