diff --git a/SConscript b/SConscript
index 78815326a..9f39406b0 100644
--- a/SConscript
+++ b/SConscript
@@ -464,9 +464,6 @@ elif GetOption('release'):
 			env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-funsafe-loop-optimizations'])
 
 if GetOption('static'):
-	if not msvc:
-		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-static-libgcc', '-static-libstdc++'])
-		env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-static-libgcc', '-static-libstdc++'])
 	if platform == "Windows":
 		env.Append(CPPDEFINES=['PTW32_STATIC_LIB'])
 		if not msvc: