diff --git a/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.9.1.ebuild b/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.9.1.ebuild
index 612e3249ba2a9..8715b2f004ce6 100644
--- a/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.9.1.ebuild
+++ b/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.9.1.ebuild
@@ -73,14 +73,6 @@ pkg_setup() {
 src_prepare() {
 	cmake_src_prepare
 
-	# Ensure we link to -liconv
-	if use elibc_FreeBSD && has_version dev-libs/libiconv; then
-		local pro
-		for pro in */*.pro.in */*/*.pro.in; do
-			echo "unix:LIBS += -liconv" >> "${pro}" || die
-		done
-	fi
-
 	# Call dot with -Teps instead of -Tps for EPS generation - bug #282150
 	sed -i -e '/addJob("ps"/ s/"ps"/"eps"/g' src/dot.cpp || die
 
diff --git a/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.9.2.ebuild b/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.9.2.ebuild
index c3aaefad68573..b5102bf38fb83 100644
--- a/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.9.2.ebuild
+++ b/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.9.2.ebuild
@@ -73,14 +73,6 @@ pkg_setup() {
 src_prepare() {
 	cmake_src_prepare
 
-	# Ensure we link to -liconv
-	if use elibc_FreeBSD && has_version dev-libs/libiconv; then
-		local pro
-		for pro in */*.pro.in */*/*.pro.in; do
-			echo "unix:LIBS += -liconv" >> "${pro}" || die
-		done
-	fi
-
 	# Call dot with -Teps instead of -Tps for EPS generation - bug #282150
 	sed -i -e '/addJob("ps"/ s/"ps"/"eps"/g' src/dot.cpp || die
 
diff --git a/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.9.3.ebuild b/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.9.3.ebuild
index ecc71ccd3db77..e8365dcf5a2de 100644
--- a/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.9.3.ebuild
+++ b/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.9.3.ebuild
@@ -70,14 +70,6 @@ pkg_setup() {
 src_prepare() {
 	cmake_src_prepare
 
-	# Ensure we link to -liconv
-	if use elibc_FreeBSD && has_version dev-libs/libiconv; then
-		local pro
-		for pro in */*.pro.in */*/*.pro.in; do
-			echo "unix:LIBS += -liconv" >> "${pro}" || die
-		done
-	fi
-
 	# Call dot with -Teps instead of -Tps for EPS generation - bug #282150
 	sed -i -e '/addJob("ps"/ s/"ps"/"eps"/g' src/dot.cpp || die
 
diff --git a/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-9999.ebuild b/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-9999.ebuild
index 5d30e26406bbf..6fba773dae02b 100644
--- a/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-9999.ebuild
@@ -72,14 +72,6 @@ pkg_setup() {
 src_prepare() {
 	cmake_src_prepare
 
-	# Ensure we link to -liconv
-	if use elibc_FreeBSD && has_version dev-libs/libiconv; then
-		local pro
-		for pro in */*.pro.in */*/*.pro.in; do
-			echo "unix:LIBS += -liconv" >> "${pro}" || die
-		done
-	fi
-
 	# Call dot with -Teps instead of -Tps for EPS generation - bug #282150
 	sed -i -e '/addJob("ps"/ s/"ps"/"eps"/g' src/dot.cpp || die