diff --git a/science/libssm/Makefile b/science/libssm/Makefile
index dd24b6e67bb8..234953b41c37 100644
--- a/science/libssm/Makefile
+++ b/science/libssm/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,24 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	libssm
 DISTVERSION=	1.4
 CATEGORIES=	science
 MASTER_SITES=	ftp://ftp.ccp4.ac.uk/opensource/
 DISTNAME=	ssm-${DISTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	C++ toolkit for superposition of macromolecules
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libccp4c.so:science/libccp4 \
 		libmmdb2.so:science/mmdb2
 
 USES=		gmake libtool localbase:ldflags
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-shared --disable-static --enable-ccp4 --with-mmdb=${LOCALBASE}
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
-CFLAGS+=	-fPIC
-FFLAGS+=	-fPIC
-
-xpost-configure:
-	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's| -Wl,--as-needed||; s| -Wl,--no-as-needed||' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
-	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|^archive_cmds=|wl="-Wl,"; archive_cmds=|' ${WRKSRC}/libtool # wl is missing otherwise for some reason
-
 .include <bsd.port.mk>