diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bf97dd017c5..5a82d47db3d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3115,7 +3115,6 @@ if test "${with_tree_sitter}" != "no"; then
     [HAVE_TREE_SITTER=yes], [HAVE_TREE_SITTER=no])
   if test "${HAVE_TREE_SITTER}" = yes; then
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_TREE_SITTER, 1, [Define if using tree-sitter.])
-    TREE_SITTER_LIBS=-ltree-sitter
     TREE_SITTER_OBJ="treesit.o"
   fi
 fi