diff --git a/winsup/mingw/ChangeLog b/winsup/mingw/ChangeLog
index 321273a84..ba5cfa72e 100644
--- a/winsup/mingw/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/mingw/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-Wed Sep  5 19:24:50 2001  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
-
-	* Makefile.in: Install libstdc++.a if it does not exist.
-
 2001-08-29  Danny Smith  <dannysmith@users.sourceforge.net>
 
 	* include/stdarg.h (va_list): Typedef as __builtin_va_list if
diff --git a/winsup/mingw/Makefile.in b/winsup/mingw/Makefile.in
index 5f357602a..d2f384ca1 100644
--- a/winsup/mingw/Makefile.in
+++ b/winsup/mingw/Makefile.in
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ install-dirs:
 	$(mkinstalldirs) $(bindir)
 	$(mkinstalldirs) $(tooldir)/lib$(subdirforlib)
 
-install: all install-dirs $(install_dlls_host) $(tooldir)/lib$(subdirforlib)/libstdc++.a
+install: all install-dirs $(install_dlls_host)
 	for i in $(LIBS); do \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(tooldir)/lib$(subdirforlib)/$$i ; \
 	done
@@ -310,12 +310,6 @@ install: all install-dirs $(install_dlls_host) $(tooldir)/lib$(subdirforlib)/lib
 	done
 	@$(MAKE) subdirs DO=$@ $(FLAGS_TO_PASS)
 
-$(tooldir)/lib$(subdirforlib)/libstdc++.a: libstdc++.a
-	@[ -f $? ] && cp -vp $? $@; exit 0
-
-libstdc++.a:
-	@true
-
 subdirs: $(SUBDIRS)
 	@true