diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9cde17805d..e315afa1cb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2524,8 +2524,6 @@ EOF
     exit 1;
 fi
 
-disabled static && LIBNAME=""
-
 die_license_disabled() {
     enabled $1 || { enabled $2 && die "$2 is $1 and --enable-$1 is not specified."; }
 }