diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index f549ca7..4a9f0d8 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,19 +25,6 @@ import sysconfig;
 print(sysconfig.get_config_var('CFLAGS'), end = '')"
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE PY_C_CONFIG)
 
-execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -c "
-from __future__ import print_function;
-import sysconfig;
-print(sysconfig.get_config_var('SHLIBS'), end = '')"
-    OUTPUT_VARIABLE PY_LD_CONFIG)
-
-
-execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -c "
-from __future__ import print_function;
-import sysconfig;
-print(sysconfig.get_config_var('LINKFORSHARED'), end = '')"
-    OUTPUT_VARIABLE PY_LINKFORSHARED_CONFIG)
-
 if(DEFINED ENV{PYCRYPTOSAT_INSTALL_PATH})
     set(PY_INSTALL_PREFIX "--prefix=$ENV{PYCRYPTOSAT_INSTALL_PATH}")
 elseif(DEFINED ENV{VIRTUAL_ENV})
@@ -47,12 +34,8 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 string(REPLACE "\n" " " PY_C_CONFIG ${PY_C_CONFIG})
-string(REPLACE "\n" " " PY_LD_CONFIG ${PY_LD_CONFIG})
-string(REPLACE "\n" " " PY_LINKFORSHARED_CONFIG ${PY_LINKFORSHARED_CONFIG})
 
 message(STATUS "Python CFLAGS:  '${PY_C_CONFIG}'")
-message(STATUS "Python LDFLAGS: '${PY_LD_CONFIG}'")
-message(STATUS "Python LINKFORSHARED flags: '${PY_LINKFORSHARED_CONFIG}'")
 message(STATUS "Python module installation prefix: ${PY_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
 
 set(PY_LD_CONFIG "${PY_LD_CONFIG} ${PY_LINKFORSHARED_CONFIG}")