diff --git a/lib/hdb/Makefile.am b/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
index 3a55c0f63..75c94530f 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ libhdb_la_LIBADD = \
 
 $(libhdb_la_OBJECTS): $(srcdir)/hdb-protos.h $(srcdir)/hdb-private.h
 
-CHECK_SYMBOLS = -lib hdb -asn1compile -com_err \
-	hdb_ _hdb HDBFlags2int initialize_hdb_error_table
-
 $(srcdir)/hdb-protos.h:
 	cd $(srcdir); perl ../../cf/make-proto.pl -q -P comment -o hdb-protos.h $(dist_libhdb_la_SOURCES) || rm -f hdb-protos.h