diff --git a/libguile/Makefile.am b/libguile/Makefile.am
index 6c0a4b6ff..1299cf293 100644
--- a/libguile/Makefile.am
+++ b/libguile/Makefile.am
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ guile_filter_doc_snarfage$(EXEEXT): $(guile_filter_doc_snarfage_OBJECTS) $(guile
 guile_SOURCES = guile.c
 guile_CFLAGS = $(GUILE_CFLAGS)
 guile_LDADD = libguile.la
-guile_LDFLAGS = @DLPREOPEN@ $(GUILE_CFLAGS)
+guile_LDFLAGS = $(GUILE_CFLAGS)
 
 libguile_la_CFLAGS = $(GUILE_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/libguile/guile.c b/libguile/guile.c
index ad95d4bc6..c8341c24f 100644
--- a/libguile/guile.c
+++ b/libguile/guile.c
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ inner_main (void *closure SCM_UNUSED, int argc, char **argv)
 int
 main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
-#if !defined (__MINGW32__)
-  LTDL_SET_PRELOADED_SYMBOLS ();
-#endif
   scm_boot_guile (argc, argv, inner_main, 0);
   return 0; /* never reached */
 }