diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/lmdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/lmdb/default.nix
index 0bb3a67d950..ef187a15efc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/lmdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/lmdb/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postInstall = ''
     moveToOutput bin "$bin"
-    moveToOutput "lib/*.a" REMOVE # until someone needs it
   ''
     # add lmdb.pc (dynamic only)
     + ''