diff --git a/x11-wm/blackbox/blackbox-0.77-r2.ebuild b/x11-wm/blackbox/blackbox-0.77-r2.ebuild
index f3dacf9eda55c..f443afb7f6e93 100644
--- a/x11-wm/blackbox/blackbox-0.77-r2.ebuild
+++ b/x11-wm/blackbox/blackbox-0.77-r2.ebuild
@@ -57,5 +57,4 @@ src_install() {
 	dodoc AUTHORS ChangeLog* COMPLIANCE README* TODO
 
 	find "${D}" -name '*.la' -delete || die
-	use static-libs || rm "${D}"/usr/$(get_libdir)/libbt.a || die
 }