--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,13 +26,3 @@
    SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(shuffile PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME shuffile CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1)
    INSTALL(TARGETS shuffile DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 ENDIF()
-
-ADD_LIBRARY(shuffile-static STATIC $<TARGET_OBJECTS:shuffile_o>)
-IF(KVTREE_LINK_STATIC)
-        SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(shuffile-static PROPERTIES LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC 1)
-        SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(shuffile-static PROPERTIES LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC 1)
-ENDIF(KVTREE_LINK_STATIC)
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(shuffile-static ${SHUFFILE_EXTERNAL_LIBS})
-
-SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(shuffile-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME shuffile CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1)
-INSTALL(TARGETS shuffile-static DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})