diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index db38b237..2296867a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ obj/%.o : %.cpp %.h
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
 $(I2PD):  $(patsubst %.cpp,obj/%.o,$(DAEMON_SRC))
-	$(CXX) -o $@ $(LDLIBS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) $^
+	$(CXX) -o $@ $(LDLIBS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
 
 $(SHLIB): $(patsubst %.cpp,obj/%.o,$(LIB_SRC))
 	$(CXX) -o $@ -shared $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCFLAGS) $^
diff --git a/Makefile.bsd b/Makefile.bsd
index b160f0c8..12370c3b 100644
--- a/Makefile.bsd
+++ b/Makefile.bsd
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ CXXFLAGS = -g -Wall -O2 -std=c++11
 INCFLAGS = -I/usr/include/ -I/usr/local/include/
 LDFLAGS = -Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib
 LDLIBS = -lcryptopp -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_filesystem -lboost_regex -lboost_program_options -lpthread
-LIBS =
diff --git a/Makefile.linux b/Makefile.linux
index 84d47e68..9f24f709 100644
--- a/Makefile.linux
+++ b/Makefile.linux
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ USE_AESNI := no
 else
 LDLIBS = -lcryptopp -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_filesystem -lboost_regex -lboost_program_options -lpthread
 endif
-LIBS =
 
 ifeq ($(USE_AESNI),yes)
 ifeq ($(IS_64),1)
diff --git a/Makefile.osx b/Makefile.osx
index d690e09c..d7aa9362 100644
--- a/Makefile.osx
+++ b/Makefile.osx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ CXXFLAGS = -g -Wall -std=c++11 -lstdc++ -I/usr/local/include
 INCFLAGS = -DCRYPTOPP_DISABLE_ASM
 LDFLAGS = -Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib
 LDLIBS = -lcryptopp -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_filesystem -lboost_regex -lboost_program_options -lpthread
-LIBS =
 
 # OSX Notes
 # http://www.hutsby.net/2011/08/macs-with-aes-ni.html