diff --git a/package/snappy/snappy.mk b/package/snappy/snappy.mk
index f5df6bf1f1..a537ade57b 100644
--- a/package/snappy/snappy.mk
+++ b/package/snappy/snappy.mk
@@ -11,13 +11,4 @@ SNAPPY_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 SNAPPY_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 SNAPPY_CONF_OPTS = -DSNAPPY_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
 
-# libsnappy links with libstdc++. Some libstdc++/arch variants use
-# pthread symbols for internal locking if built with thread
-# support. libstdc++ does not have a .pc file, and its .la file does
-# not mention -pthread.  So, static linkig to libstdc++ will fail if
-# -pthread is not explicity linked to. Only do that for static builds.
-ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS)$(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS),yy)
-SNAPPY_CONF_OPTS += LIBS=-pthread
-endif
-
 $(eval $(cmake-package))