diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/SConscript b/gtk2_ardour/SConscript
index 009b2f6702..082a4ed0b3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/SConscript
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/SConscript
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ gtkardour.Merge ([
     libraries['cairomm'],
     libraries['fftw3'],
     libraries['fftw3f'],
-    libraries['flac'],
     libraries['freetype2'],
     libraries['gdkmm2'],
     libraries['glib2'],
diff --git a/libs/ardour/SConscript b/libs/ardour/SConscript
index 1aa0cd0809..c351510d19 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/SConscript
+++ b/libs/ardour/SConscript
@@ -334,8 +334,6 @@ ardour.Merge ([
 	     libraries['raptor'],
 	     libraries['samplerate'],
 	     libraries['sigc2'],
-	     libraries['ogg'],
-	     libraries['flac'],
 	     libraries['sndfile'],
 	     libraries['taglib'],
 	     libraries['vamp'],