diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/GNU-OBJCXX.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/GNU-OBJCXX.cmake
index e3006f2491..cf28009128 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/GNU-OBJCXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/GNU-OBJCXX.cmake
@@ -14,7 +14,3 @@ endif()
 if(NOT CMAKE_OBJCXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 4.2)
   set(CMAKE_OBJCXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN "-fvisibility-inlines-hidden")
 endif()
-
-if(NOT CMAKE_OBJCXX_LINK_FLAGS)
-  set(CMAKE_OBCXX_LINK_FLAGS "-lstdc++")
-endif()