--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -49,13 +49,6 @@ pkcs11_la_LIBADD = $(libp11_la_OBJECTS)
 pkcs11_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -module -shared -shrext $(SHARED_EXT) \
 	-avoid-version -export-symbols "$(srcdir)/pkcs11.exports"
 
-# OpenSSL older than 1.1.0 expected libpkcs11.so instead of pkcs11.so
-check-local: $(LTLIBRARIES)
-	cd .libs && $(LN_S) -f pkcs11$(SHARED_EXT) libpkcs11$(SHARED_EXT)
-
-install-exec-hook:
-	cd '$(DESTDIR)$(enginesexecdir)' && $(LN_S) -f pkcs11$(SHARED_EXT) libpkcs11$(SHARED_EXT)
-
 if WIN32
 # def file required for MS users to build library
 mylibdir=$(libdir)
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ distdir-am: $(DISTFILES)
 	  fi; \
 	done
 check-am: all-am
-	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) check-local
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS)
 check: check-am
 all-am: Makefile $(LTLIBRARIES) $(DATA) $(HEADERS) config.h
 installdirs:
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ install-dvi-am:
 
 install-exec-am: install-enginesexecLTLIBRARIES install-libLTLIBRARIES
 	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
-	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install-exec-hook
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS)
 install-html: install-html-am
 
 install-html-am:
@@ -1051,14 +1051,14 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-enginesexecLTLIB
 .MAKE: all check-am install-am install-exec-am install-strip
 
 .PHONY: CTAGS GTAGS TAGS all all-am am--depfiles check check-am \
-	check-local clean clean-enginesexecLTLIBRARIES clean-generic \
+	clean clean-enginesexecLTLIBRARIES clean-generic \
 	clean-libLTLIBRARIES clean-libtool cscopelist-am ctags \
 	ctags-am distclean distclean-compile distclean-generic \
 	distclean-hdr distclean-libtool distclean-tags distdir dvi \
 	dvi-am html html-am info info-am install install-am \
 	install-data install-data-am install-dvi install-dvi-am \
 	install-enginesexecLTLIBRARIES install-exec install-exec-am \
-	install-exec-hook install-html install-html-am \
+	install-html install-html-am \
 	install-includeHEADERS install-info install-info-am \
 	install-libLTLIBRARIES install-man install-mylibDATA \
 	install-pdf install-pdf-am install-pkgconfigDATA install-ps \
