--- a/build-tools/krb5-config.in
+++ b/build-tools/krb5-config.in
@@ -208,12 +208,6 @@
 
 
 if test -n "$do_libs"; then
-    # Assumes /usr/lib is the standard library directory everywhere...
-    if test "$libdir" = /usr/lib; then
-	libdirarg=
-    else
-	libdirarg="-L$libdir"
-    fi
     # Ugly gross hack for our build tree
     lib_flags=`echo $CC_LINK | sed -e 's/\$(CC)//' \
 	    -e 's/\$(PURE)//' \