diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 976ba9a..673ccbb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ man_MANS=bgpq4.8
 
 bgpq4_LDADD = $(PLATFORM_LDADD) $(PROG_LDADD)
 bgpq4_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/compat/libcompat.la
-bgpq4_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/compat/libcompatnoopt.la
 
 bgpq4_SOURCES=bgpq4.c bgpq4.h config.h bgpq4_printer.c bgpq_expander.c \
     expander_freeall.c sx_maxsockbuf.c \
diff --git a/compat/Makefile.am b/compat/Makefile.am
index e7387dd..bf044cd 100644
--- a/compat/Makefile.am
+++ b/compat/Makefile.am
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libcompat.la libcompatnoopt.la
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libcompat.la
 
-# compatibility functions that need to be built without optimizations
-libcompatnoopt_la_CFLAGS = -O0
-libcompatnoopt_la_SOURCES =
-
-# other compatibility functions
 libcompat_la_SOURCES =
 libcompat_la_LIBADD = $(PLATFORM_LDADD)