diff --git a/ice-9/Makefile.in b/ice-9/Makefile.in
index b0d839302..3a59cd264 100644
--- a/ice-9/Makefile.in
+++ b/ice-9/Makefile.in
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ GUILE_VERSION = @GUILE_VERSION@
 LD = @LD@
 LIBLOBJS = @LIBLOBJS@
 LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
-LN_S = @LN_S@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
 MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
diff --git a/libguile/Makefile.in b/libguile/Makefile.in
index 9279eb95a..ef3c371e6 100644
--- a/libguile/Makefile.in
+++ b/libguile/Makefile.in
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ GUILE_VERSION = @GUILE_VERSION@
 LD = @LD@
 LIBLOBJS = @LIBLOBJS@
 LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
-LN_S = @LN_S@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
 MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@