diff --git a/sc2/build/unix/build.config b/sc2/build/unix/build.config
index 11e4f8bce..4fd28993d 100644
--- a/sc2/build/unix/build.config
+++ b/sc2/build/unix/build.config
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ uqm_prepare_config()
 	MENU_main_ITEM_joystick_TYPE=CHOICE
 	MENU_main_ITEM_ioformat_TYPE=CHOICE
 	MENU_main_ITEM_accel_TYPE=CHOICE
-	MENU_main_ITEM_link_TYPE=CHOICE
 	MENU_main_ITEM_install_path_TYPE=MENU
 
 	CHOICE_debug_OPTIONS="nodebug debug strictdebug"
@@ -291,15 +290,6 @@ uqm_prepare_config()
 	}
 	CHOICE_accel_DEFAULT=asm
 
-	# Making static binaries is more complicated than this.
-	# For now, it will have to be done by hand.
-	#CHOICE_link_OPTIONS="static dynamic"
-	#CHOICE_link_TITLE="Linking"
-	#CHOICE_link_OPTION_static_TITLE="Statically linked libraries"
-	#CHOICE_link_OPTION_static_ACTION='eval LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -static"'
-	#CHOICE_link_OPTION_dynamic_TITLE="Dynamically linked libraries"
-	#CHOICE_link_DEFAULT=dynamic
-
 	MENU_install_path_ITEMS="install_prefix install_bindir install_libdir \
 			install_sharedir"
 	MENU_install_path_TITLE="Installation paths"