diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index be8f74f..b913402 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES += lib/libbluetooth.la
 
 lib_libbluetooth_la_SOURCES = $(lib_headers) $(lib_sources)
 lib_libbluetooth_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -version-info 22:12:19
-lib_libbluetooth_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(local_headers)
 endif
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES += lib/libbluetooth-internal.la
@@ -100,12 +99,10 @@ gdbus_libgdbus_internal_la_SOURCES = gdbus/gdbus.h \
 if EXTERNAL_ELL
 ell_cflags = @ELL_CFLAGS@
 ell_ldadd = @ELL_LIBS@
-ell_dependencies =
 ell_built_sources = ell/shared
 else
 ell_cflags =
 ell_ldadd = ell/libell-internal.la
-ell_dependencies = $(ell_ldadd)
 ell_built_sources = ell/shared ell/internal ell/ell.h
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES += ell/libell-internal.la
@@ -339,10 +336,6 @@ src_bluetoothd_LDADD = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la \
 src_bluetoothd_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -Wl,--export-dynamic \
 				-Wl,--version-script=$(srcdir)/src/bluetooth.ver
 
-src_bluetoothd_DEPENDENCIES = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la \
-				gdbus/libgdbus-internal.la \
-				src/libshared-glib.la
-
 src_bluetoothd_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DBLUETOOTH_PLUGIN_BUILTIN \
 					-DPLUGINDIR=\""$(build_plugindir)"\" \
 					$(BACKTRACE_CFLAGS) $(builtin_cppflags)
diff --git a/Makefile.mesh b/Makefile.mesh
index a66e474..45fa903 100644
--- a/Makefile.mesh
+++ b/Makefile.mesh
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ mesh/main.$(OBJEXT): src/builtin.h lib/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
 
 mesh_bluetooth_meshd_SOURCES = $(mesh_sources) mesh/main.c
 mesh_bluetooth_meshd_LDADD = src/libshared-ell.la $(ell_ldadd) -ljson-c
-mesh_bluetooth_meshd_DEPENDENCIES = $(ell_dependencies) src/libshared-ell.la
 
 if MANPAGES
 man_MANS += mesh/bluetooth-meshd.8
diff --git a/Makefile.tools b/Makefile.tools
index 6fda3f5..1cde39f 100644
--- a/Makefile.tools
+++ b/Makefile.tools
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ pkglibexec_PROGRAMS += tools/btmon-logger
 
 tools_btmon_logger_SOURCES = tools/btmon-logger.c
 tools_btmon_logger_LDADD = src/libshared-mainloop.la
-tools_btmon_logger_DEPENDENCIES = src/libshared-mainloop.la
 
 if SYSTEMD
 systemdsystemunit_DATA += tools/bluetooth-logger.service
@@ -577,7 +576,6 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS += tools/btpclient tools/btpclientctl
 tools_btpclient_SOURCES = tools/btpclient.c src/shared/btp.c src/shared/btp.h
 tools_btpclient_LDADD = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la \
 				src/libshared-ell.la $(ell_ldadd)
-tools_btpclient_DEPENDENCIES = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la $(ell_dependencies)
 tools/btpclient.$(OBJEXT): src/libshared-ell.la ell/internal
 
 tools_btpclientctl_SOURCES = tools/btpclientctl.c client/display.c