diff --git a/WINGs/Examples/Makefile.am b/WINGs/Examples/Makefile.am
index 42519cb1..877f233e 100644
--- a/WINGs/Examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/WINGs/Examples/Makefile.am
@@ -27,14 +27,3 @@ server_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/WINGs/libWUtil.la @LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATH@ @INTLIBS@
 
 INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/WINGs -I$(top_srcdir)/wrlib -I$(top_srcdir)/src \
 	-DRESOURCE_PATH=\"$(datadir)/WINGs\" @HEADER_SEARCH_PATH@ -DDEBUG
-
-LIBTOOL = $(QUIET) $(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/libtool $(LIBTOOL_ARG)
-
-.c.o:
-	$(QUIET)$(COMPILE) -c $<
-
-.c.obj:
-	$(QUIET)$(COMPILE) -c `$(CYGPATH_W) '$<'`
-
-.c.lo:
-	$(QUIET)$(LTCOMPILE) -c -o $@ $<
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index be4f5d5e..2f80174a 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -10,16 +10,4 @@ wtest_SOURCES = wtest.c
 
 wtest_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/wmlib/libWMaker.la @XLFLAGS@ @XLIBS@
 
-
-INCLUDES = -g -D_BSD_SOURCE @XCFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir)/wmlib 
-
-LIBTOOL = $(QUIET) $(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/libtool $(LIBTOOL_ARG)
-
-.c.o:
-	$(QUIET)$(COMPILE) -c $<
-
-.c.obj:
-	$(QUIET)$(COMPILE) -c `$(CYGPATH_W) '$<'`
-
-.c.lo:
-	$(QUIET)$(LTCOMPILE) -c -o $@ $<
+INCLUDES = -g -D_BSD_SOURCE @XCFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir)/wmlib
diff --git a/wmlib/Makefile.am b/wmlib/Makefile.am
index 0f8201f0..4d7c521c 100644
--- a/wmlib/Makefile.am
+++ b/wmlib/Makefile.am
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ include_HEADERS = WMaker.h
 
 INCLUDES = $(DFLAGS) @XCFLAGS@
 
-libWMaker_a_AR = $(QUIET_AR) $(AR) $(ARFLAGS)
-
 libWMaker_la_SOURCES = 	\
 	menu.c 		\
 	app.c 		\