diff --git a/libutils/Android.mk b/libutils/Android.mk
index e738c15..52de910 100644
--- a/libutils/Android.mk
+++ b/libutils/Android.mk
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@
 endif
 endif
 
-host_commonLdlibs :=
-
-ifeq ($(TARGET_OS),linux)
-host_commonLdlibs += -lrt -ldl
-endif
-
-
 # For the host
 # =====================================================
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
@@ -93,9 +86,6 @@
 endif
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -Werror
 
-LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += \
-	external/zlib
-
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := \
 	libcutils