--- a/programs/pluto/Makefile
+++ b/programs/pluto/Makefile
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ CFLAGS+=-DALLOW_MICROSOFT_BAD_PROPOSAL
 
 ALLFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) ${CROSSFLAGS}
 
-ifneq ($(LD_LIBRARY_PATH),)
-LDFLAGS+=-L$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)
-endif
-
 LIBSADNS = $(OPENSWANLIB)
 LIBSADNS += -lresolv # -lefence
 
--- a/programs/Makefile.program
+++ b/programs/Makefile.program
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ endif
 
 CFLAGS+= ${WERROR}
 
-ifneq ($(LD_LIBRARY_PATH),)
-LDFLAGS=-L$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(USE_DMALLOC),true)
 CFLAGS+=-DDMALLOC
 LIBS+= -ldmalloc