diff --git a/Makefile.am.common b/Makefile.am.common
index 7aafad9c6..d293a48f5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am.common
+++ b/Makefile.am.common
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/cf/Makefile.am.common
 
-LEXLIB = @LEXLIB@
-
 SUFFIXES += .x
 
 .x.c: