diff --git a/src/Makevars b/src/Makevars
index 6e08950..e66fbbd 100644
--- a/src/Makevars
+++ b/src/Makevars
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
 CXX_STD=CXX11
-PKG_LIBS=`"$(R_HOME)/bin/Rscript" -e "RcppThread::LdFlags()"`
-strippedLib: $(SHLIB)
-		if test -e "/usr/bin/strip" & test -e "/bin/uname" & [[ `uname` == "Linux" ]] ; then /usr/bin/strip --strip-debug $(SHLIB); fi
-.phony: strippedLib