--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -393,34 +393,7 @@
 endif ()
 
 
-#------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Static Library
-#   The static library always builds.
-#------------------------------------------------------------------------
-set(name tidy-static)
-add_library ( ${name} STATIC ${CFILES} ${HFILES} ${LIBHFILES} )
-if (WIN32)
-    set_target_properties( ${name} PROPERTIES 
-                           OUTPUT_NAME ${LIB_NAME}_static ) 
-else ()
-    set_target_properties( ${name} PROPERTIES 
-                           OUTPUT_NAME ${LIB_NAME} )
-
-endif ()
-if (NOT TIDY_CONSOLE_SHARED) # user wants default static linkage
-    list ( APPEND add_LIBS ${name} )
-endif ()    
-install(TARGETS ${name}
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}
-        )
 install( FILES ${HFILES} DESTINATION ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR} )
-if(MSVC)
-    # install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:${name}> DESTINATION lib OPTIONAL)
-    INSTALL(FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${name}.dir/Debug/${name}.pdb
-    DESTINATION lib CONFIGURATIONS Debug )
-endif()
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Dynamic Library