diff --git a/lib/com_err/Makefile.in b/lib/com_err/Makefile.in
index 49c9197b6..5670b5936 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/com_err/Makefile.in
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ LIB = $(LIBNAME).$(LIBEXT)
 SOURCES = error.c com_err.c
 OBJECTS = error.o com_err.o
 
-# This is only needed by some shared library implementations
-LDOBJ = et_list.o
-
 all: $(LIB) $(PROGS)
 
 Wall: