diff --git a/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk b/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
index 84af7abab8..75e9213351 100644
--- a/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
+++ b/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@ HOST_E2FSPROGS_CONF_ENV += \
 	ac_cv_header_magic_h=no \
 	ac_cv_lib_magic_magic_file=no
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE)$(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),yy)
-# util-linux libuuid pulls in libintl if needed, so ensure we also
-# link against it, otherwise static linking fails
-E2FSPROGS_CONF_ENV += LIBS=-lintl
-endif
-
 E2FSPROGS_MAKE_OPTS = LDCONFIG=true
 
 E2FSPROGS_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS = \