diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e421b840..122e2945 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ include make/flash-updates.mk
 include make/flash-images.mk
 include make/linux-kernel.mk
 include make/target-blobs.mk
-include make/target-libs-static.mk
 include make/target-rootfs.mk
 include make/host-tools.mk
 
diff --git a/make/buildsystem-bootstrap.mk b/make/buildsystem-bootstrap.mk
index 0e7d9d58..25b30b79 100644
--- a/make/buildsystem-bootstrap.mk
+++ b/make/buildsystem-bootstrap.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 # buildsystem related
 BOOTSTRAP  = $(CROSS_DIR)
-BOOTSTRAP += $(STATIC_DIR)
 BOOTSTRAP += $(DEPS_DIR)
 BOOTSTRAP += $(BUILD_DIR)
 BOOTSTRAP += $(STAGING_DIR)
@@ -15,9 +14,12 @@ BOOTSTRAP += host-tools
 
 # target related
 BOOTSTRAP += target-dir
-BOOTSTRAP += libs-static
 BOOTSTRAP += libs-cross
 
+ifeq ($(BOXSERIES),$(filter $(BOXSERIES),hd2))
+  BOOTSTRAP += cortex-strings
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BOXTYPE),$(filter $(BOXTYPE),coolstream))
   BOOTSTRAP += var-update
 endif
@@ -80,7 +82,6 @@ $(TARGET_DIR):
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-$(STATIC_DIR) \
 $(DEPS_DIR) \
 $(BUILD_DIR) \
 $(STAGING_DIR) \
diff --git a/make/buildsystem-clean.mk b/make/buildsystem-clean.mk
index 18ff4a4e..29dad95f 100644
--- a/make/buildsystem-clean.mk
+++ b/make/buildsystem-clean.mk
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ host-bin-config-clean:
 staging-clean:
 	-rm -rf $(STAGING_DIR)
 
-static-base-clean:
-	-rm -rf $(STATIC_BASE)
-
-static-clean:
-	-rm -rf $(STATIC_DIR)
-
 target-clean:
 	-rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)
 
@@ -39,7 +33,7 @@ ccache-clean:
 
 rebuild-clean: host-bin-config-clean target-clean deps-clean build-clean checkout-branches
 
-all-clean: rebuild-clean staging-clean host-clean static-base-clean
+all-clean: rebuild-clean staging-clean host-clean
 	@$(call WARNING,"Any other key then CTRL-C will now remove CROSS_BASE")
 	@read
 	make cross-base-clean
@@ -62,8 +56,6 @@ PHONY += deps-clean
 PHONY += host-clean
 PHONY += host-bin-config-clean
 PHONY += staging-clean
-PHONY += static-base-clean
-PHONY += static-clean
 PHONY += target-clean
 PHONY += ccache-clean
 PHONY += rebuild-clean
diff --git a/make/environment-build.mk b/make/environment-build.mk
index 81019a37..e83f5fad 100644
--- a/make/environment-build.mk
+++ b/make/environment-build.mk
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ IMAGE_DIR     = $(STAGING_DIR)/images
 UPDATE_DIR    = $(STAGING_DIR)/updates
 CROSS_BASE    = $(BASE_DIR)/cross
 CROSS_DIR    ?= $(CROSS_BASE)/$(TARGET_ARCH)-$(TARGET_OS)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)
-STATIC_BASE   = $(BASE_DIR)/static
-STATIC_DIR    = $(STATIC_BASE)/$(TARGET_ARCH)-$(TARGET_OS)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)
 SKEL_ROOT     = $(BASE_DIR)/skel-root/$(BOXSERIES)
 ifeq ($(BOXMODEL),$(filter $(BOXMODEL),vusolo4k vuduo4k vuduo4kse vuultimo4k vuzero4k vuuno4k vuuno4kse))
   SKEL_ROOT   = $(BASE_DIR)/skel-root/vuplus
@@ -110,8 +108,6 @@ MAINTAINER   ?= unknown
 include make/environment-host.mk
 include make/environment-target.mk
 
-STATIC_libdir = $(STATIC_DIR)/$(prefix)/lib
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 HOST_CPPFLAGS   = -I$(HOST_DIR)/include
diff --git a/make/target-libs-static.mk b/make/target-libs-static.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index e6bacc81..00000000
--- a/make/target-libs-static.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#
-# makefile to build static libraries
-#
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-LIBS-STATIC =
-ifeq ($(BOXSERIES),$(filter $(BOXSERIES),hd2 hd5x hd6x vusolo4k vuduo4k vuduo4kse vuultimo4k vuzero4k vuuno4k vuuno4kse))
-  LIBS-STATIC += cortex-strings
-endif
-
-libs-static: $(LIBS-STATIC) | $(TARGET_DIR)
-	$(INSTALL_COPY) $(STATIC_DIR)/. $(TARGET_DIR)/
-	$(call REWRITE_LIBTOOL)
-
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-PHONY += libs-static