diff --git a/steps-guix/guile-2.2.4/pass1.sh b/steps-guix/guile-2.2.4/pass1.sh
index ebc3252c..94cda9e1 100644
--- a/steps-guix/guile-2.2.4/pass1.sh
+++ b/steps-guix/guile-2.2.4/pass1.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ src_prepare() {
         -e 's|^guile_LDFLAGS =.*$|guile_LDFLAGS = -all-static|' \
         libguile/Makefile.in
 
-    grep -q '^guile_LDADD = libguile-@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@.la -ldl$' libguile/Makefile.in
-    grep -q '^guile_LDFLAGS = -all-static$' libguile/Makefile.in
 }
 
 src_configure() {