diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/updater-common.build b/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/updater-common.build
index 6444df8d9b..7b7ee35bb0 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/updater-common.build
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/update/updater/updater-common.build
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ if CONFIG['OS_ARCH'] == 'WINNT':
     LOCAL_INCLUDES += [
         '/toolkit/xre',
     ]
-    USE_LIBS += [
-        'updatecommon-standalone',
-    ]
     OS_LIBS += [
         'comctl32',
         'ws2_32',