--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,16 +57,6 @@
    INSTALL(TARGETS kvtree DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 ENDIF()
 
-ADD_LIBRARY(kvtree-static STATIC $<TARGET_OBJECTS:kvtree_o>)
-IF(KVTREE_LINK_STATIC)
-    SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(kvtree-static PROPERTIES LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC 1)
-    SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(kvtree-static PROPERTIES LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC 1)
-ENDIF(KVTREE_LINK_STATIC)
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(kvtree-static ${KVTREE_EXTERNAL_LIBS})
-
-SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(kvtree-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME kvtree CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1)
-INSTALL(TARGETS kvtree-static DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-
 # KVTREE base Library (no MPI)
 ADD_LIBRARY(kvtree_noMPI_o OBJECT ${libkvtree_noMPI_srcs})
 
@@ -77,16 +67,6 @@
    INSTALL(TARGETS kvtree_base DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 ENDIF(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 
-ADD_LIBRARY(kvtree_base-static STATIC $<TARGET_OBJECTS:kvtree_noMPI_o>)
-IF(KVTREE_LINK_STATIC)
-    SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(kvtree_base-static PROPERTIES LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC 1)
-    SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(kvtree_base-static PROPERTIES LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC 1)
-ENDIF(KVTREE_LINK_STATIC)
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(kvtree_base-static ${KVTREE_SERIAL_LIBS})
-
-SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(kvtree_base-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME kvtree_base CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1)
-INSTALL(TARGETS kvtree_base-static DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-
 ###########
 # CLI KVTREE #
 ###########
@@ -99,10 +79,6 @@
 # Build and install C binaries
 FOREACH(bin IN ITEMS ${clikvtree_c_bins})
     ADD_EXECUTABLE(${bin} ${bin}.c)
-    IF(KVTREE_LINK_STATIC)
-        TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${bin} kvtree-static)
-    ELSE()
         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${bin} kvtree)
-    ENDIF()
     INSTALL(PROGRAMS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${bin} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
 ENDFOREACH(bin IN ITEMS ${clikvtree_c_bins})