diff --git a/apps/codecs/codecs.make b/apps/codecs/codecs.make
index c137426591..12356a27c4 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/codecs.make
+++ b/apps/codecs/codecs.make
@@ -55,12 +55,6 @@ endif
 
 CODEC_CRT0 := $(CODECDIR)/codec_crt0.o
 
-CODECLIBS := $(DEMACLIB) $(A52LIB) $(ALACLIB) $(ASAPLIB) \
-	$(FAADLIB) $(FFMPEGFLACLIB) $(M4ALIB) $(MADLIB) $(MUSEPACKLIB) \
-	$(SPCLIB) $(SPEEXLIB) $(TREMORLIB) $(WAVPACKLIB) $(WMALIB) $(COOKLIB) \
-	$(ATRACLIB) \
-	$(CODECLIB)
-
 $(CODECS): $(CODEC_CRT0) $(CODECLINK_LDS)
 
 $(CODECLINK_LDS): $(CODEC_LDS) $(CONFIGFILE)