diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
index 0febed9f9c96..4a7d6cce90b0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs tests/gen-casemap-txt.py
   '';
 
-  LIBELF_CFLAGS = optional stdenv.isFreeBSD "-I${libelf}";
-  LIBELF_LIBS = optional stdenv.isFreeBSD "-L${libelf} -lelf";
-
   DETERMINISTIC_BUILD = 1;
 
   postInstall = ''