diff --git a/Makefile.config.in b/Makefile.config.in
index 05535bb9c394..ebe398e0e033 100644
--- a/Makefile.config.in
+++ b/Makefile.config.in
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ NATIVECCLIBS=@nativecclibs@
 SYSTHREAD_SUPPORT=@systhread_support@
 PACKLD=@PACKLD@
 FLEXDLL_CHAIN=@flexdll_chain@
-EXTRALIBS=@extralibs@
 CCOMPTYPE=@ccomptype@
 TOOLCHAIN=@toolchain@
 CMXS=@cmxs@
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 127d53dde7e7..f32ab7ec39a8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -814,7 +814,6 @@ ccomptype
 mkexedebugflag
 mkexe
 fpic
-extralibs
 syslib
 outputobj
 outputexe
@@ -2805,7 +2804,6 @@ SO="so"
 toolchain="cc"
 profinfo=false
 profinfo_width=0
-extralibs=
 instrumented_runtime=true
 force_instrumented_runtime=false
 instrumented_runtime_libs=""
@@ -2917,7 +2915,6 @@ OCAML_VERSION_SHORT=5.0
 
 
 
-
 
 
  # TODO: rename this variable
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 390d9eccf2bf..3eac1be7d11d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ SO="so"
 toolchain="cc"
 profinfo=false
 profinfo_width=0
-extralibs=
 instrumented_runtime=true
 force_instrumented_runtime=false
 instrumented_runtime_libs=""
@@ -102,7 +101,6 @@ AC_SUBST([unix_or_win32])
 AC_SUBST([outputexe])
 AC_SUBST([outputobj])
 AC_SUBST([syslib])
-AC_SUBST([extralibs])
 AC_SUBST([fpic])
 AC_SUBST([mkexe])
 AC_SUBST([mkexedebugflag])
diff --git a/runtime/Makefile b/runtime/Makefile
index fa48ecff6769..33849c6a83b7 100644
--- a/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/runtime/Makefile
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@ OC_INSTR_CPPFLAGS=-DCAML_INSTR
 
 LIBS := $(BYTECCLIBS)
 
-ifeq "$(UNIX_OR_WIN32)" "win32"
-LIBS += $(EXTRALIBS)
-endif
-
 # Build, install and clean targets
 
 .PHONY: all
diff --git a/stdlib/Makefile b/stdlib/Makefile
index 490940f98398..b8b379b1a88b 100644
--- a/stdlib/Makefile
+++ b/stdlib/Makefile
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ camlhead%: tmphead%.exe
 # Again, pattern weirdness here means that the dot is always present so that
 # tmpheader.exe matches.
 tmpheader%exe: $(HEADERPROGRAM)%$(O)
-	$(call MKEXE_USING_COMPILER,$@,$^ $(EXTRALIBS))
+	$(call MKEXE_USING_COMPILER,$@,$^)
 # FIXME This is wrong - mingw could invoke strip; MSVC equivalent?
 ifneq "$(UNIX_OR_WIN32)" "win32"
 	strip $@
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ camlheader_ur: camlheader
 
 ifeq "$(UNIX_OR_WIN32)" "unix"
 tmptargetcamlheader%exe: $(TARGETHEADERPROGRAM)%$(O)
-	$(call MKEXE_USING_COMPILER,$@,$^ $(EXTRALIBS))
+	$(call MKEXE_USING_COMPILER,$@,$^)
 	strip $@
 
 $(TARGETHEADERPROGRAM)%$(O): $(HEADERPROGRAM).c
diff --git a/yacc/Makefile b/yacc/Makefile
index 55438317e6c1..80542eee7d4d 100644
--- a/yacc/Makefile
+++ b/yacc/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ generated_files := ocamlyacc$(EXE) $(ocamlyacc_OBJECTS)
 all: ocamlyacc$(EXE)
 
 ocamlyacc$(EXE): $(ocamlyacc_OBJECTS)
-	$(MKEXE) -o $@ $^ $(EXTRALIBS)
+	$(MKEXE) -o $@ $^
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: