diff --git a/ghc/lib/std/cbits/Makefile b/ghc/lib/std/cbits/Makefile
index abb7f00c93d07e5b73b47bdaed40a6cf5b9d5c30..7b99d271a538f2307eda5198ae3e171adf369cdc 100644
--- a/ghc/lib/std/cbits/Makefile
+++ b/ghc/lib/std/cbits/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.15 2000/04/12 17:33:16 simonmar Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.16 2000/04/13 14:11:00 simonmar Exp $
 
 TOP = ../../..
 include $(TOP)/mk/boilerplate.mk
@@ -42,15 +42,6 @@ CC=$(GHC_INPLACE)
 
 SRC_MKDEPENDC_OPTS += -I$(GHC_INCLUDE_DIR)
 
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-SO_OBJS  = $(C_SRCS:.c=.$(way_)so)
-
-libHS_cbits.so : $(SO_OBJS)
-	$(CC) -shared -o libHS_cbits.so $(SO_OBJS)
-
-CC = $(WhatGccIsCalled)
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Installation