diff --git a/browser/app/Makefile.in b/browser/app/Makefile.in
index 7e4aeec1ef1f..d16f45622ca0 100644
--- a/browser/app/Makefile.in
+++ b/browser/app/Makefile.in
@@ -107,11 +107,6 @@ ifdef _MSC_VER
 WIN32_EXE_LDFLAGS += -ENTRY:wmainCRTStartup
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),WINNT)
-OS_LIBS += $(call EXPAND_LIBNAME,comctl32 comdlg32 uuid shell32 ole32 oleaut32 version winspool)
-OS_LIBS += $(call EXPAND_LIBNAME,usp10 msimg32)
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),WINNT)
 RCINCLUDE = splash.rc
 ifndef GNU_CC
diff --git a/ipc/app/Makefile.in b/ipc/app/Makefile.in
index 85fd62f49973..e5bf9fac733a 100644
--- a/ipc/app/Makefile.in
+++ b/ipc/app/Makefile.in
@@ -96,11 +96,6 @@ ifdef _MSC_VER
 WIN32_EXE_LDFLAGS += -ENTRY:wmainCRTStartup
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),WINNT)
-OS_LIBS += $(call EXPAND_LIBNAME,comctl32 comdlg32 uuid shell32 ole32 oleaut32 version winspool)
-OS_LIBS += $(call EXPAND_LIBNAME,usp10 msimg32)
-endif
-
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
 
 ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),WINNT)