diff --git a/config/rules.mk b/config/rules.mk
index 7ceb521cc1c..949a46b1a4f 100644
--- a/config/rules.mk
+++ b/config/rules.mk
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ endif
 #
 ifdef IS_COMPONENT
 EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS += $(MOZ_COMPONENTS_VERSION_SCRIPT_LDFLAGS)
-EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS += $(MOZ_COMPONENT_LIBS)
 endif # IS_COMPONENT
 
 #
@@ -307,18 +306,6 @@ EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS	+= -L$(DIST)/bin $(BEOS_LINK_LIBS) $(NSPR_LIBS)
 endif
 endif
 
-#
-# AIX & OpenVMS specific section: link against dependent shared libs
-#
-ifdef SHARED_LIBRARY
-ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),AIX)
-EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS	+= -L$(DIST)/bin $(NSPR_LIBS)
-endif
-ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),OpenVMS)
-EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS	+= -L$(DIST)/bin $(NSPR_LIBS)
-endif
-endif
-
 ################################################################################
 
 all:: export libs install