--- backend/Makefile.in.orig	Thu Sep 17 05:03:21 1998
+++ backend/Makefile.in	Thu Sep 17 05:16:13 1998
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@
 	@list="$(ALL_BACKENDS)"; cd $(libsanedir) && for be in $$list; do \
 	  file=libsane-$${be}.so.$(V_MAJOR); \
 	  lib=`grep dlname= libsane-$${be}.la | cut -f2 -d"'"`; \
-	  if test ! -f $${file} -a -n "$${lib}"; then \
-	    ln -sf $${lib} $${file}; \
-	  fi; \
 	done
 	rm -f $(libdir)/libsane.a $(libdir)/libsane.so \
 		$(libdir)/libsane.so.$(V_MAJOR)*
