diff --git a/src/snark/Makefile b/src/snark/Makefile
index 427f4f4ce..cceffb989 100644
--- a/src/snark/Makefile
+++ b/src/snark/Makefile
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ DEPINST = depinst
 CXXFLAGS += -I$(DEPINST)/include -Isrc
 LDFLAGS += -L$(DEPINST)/lib -Wl,-rpath,$(DEPINST)/lib
 LDLIBS += -lgmpxx -lgmp -lboost_program_options-mt -lsodium
-# OpenSSL and its dependencies (needed explicitly for static builds):
-LDLIBS += -lcrypto -ldl -lz
 # List of .a files to include within libsnark.a and libsnark.so:
 AR_LIBS =
 # List of library files to install: