diff --git a/test/predefined/Makefile.inc b/test/predefined/Makefile.inc
index 79191cb2c7..33628db4e9 100644
--- a/test/predefined/Makefile.inc
+++ b/test/predefined/Makefile.inc
@@ -9,14 +9,10 @@
 # $HEADER$
 #
 
-
 check_PROGRAMS = \
 	predefined/ompi_predefined
 
 predefined_ompi_predefined_SOURCES = predefined/ompi_predefined.c
-predefined_ompi_predefined_LDADD = \
-	$(top_builddir)/ompi/libmpi.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/orte/libopen-rte.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/opal/libopen-pal.la 
-predefined_ompi_predefined_DEPENDENCIES = $(ompi_predefined_LDADD)
 
+# We don't even need to link against any of the OMPI libraries.  How
+# fun.