diff --git a/build/top.mk b/build/top.mk
index 0a05b22858..2c4dce3967 100644
--- a/build/top.mk
+++ b/build/top.mk
@@ -188,13 +188,10 @@ AC_DEFS = @CPPFLAGS@ # @DEFS@
 AC_LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
 AC_LIBS = @LIBS@
 
-KRB4_LIBS = @KRB4_LIBS@
-KRB5_LIBS = @KRB5_LIBS@
-KRB_LIBS = @KRB4_LIBS@ @KRB5_LIBS@
 SASL_LIBS = @SASL_LIBS@
 TLS_LIBS = @TLS_LIBS@
 AUTH_LIBS = @AUTH_LIBS@
-SECURITY_LIBS = $(SASL_LIBS) $(KRB_LIBS) $(TLS_LIBS) $(AUTH_LIBS)
+SECURITY_LIBS = $(SASL_LIBS) $(TLS_LIBS) $(AUTH_LIBS)
 
 MODULES_CPPFLAGS = @SLAPD_MODULES_CPPFLAGS@
 MODULES_LDFLAGS = @SLAPD_MODULES_LDFLAGS@
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 61c4baaa89..284bc5b93b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -599,8 +599,6 @@ SLAPD_SQL_LDFLAGS=
 SLAPD_SQL_LIBS=
 SLAPD_SQL_INCLUDES=
 
-KRB4_LIBS=
-KRB5_LIBS=
 SASL_LIBS=
 TLS_LIBS=
 WITH_TLS_TYPE=no
@@ -3084,8 +3082,6 @@ AC_SUBST(PERL_CPPFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(SLAPD_PERL_LDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(MOD_PERL_LDFLAGS)
 
-AC_SUBST(KRB4_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(KRB5_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(SASL_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(TLS_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(WITH_TLS_TYPE)