diff --git a/src/SConscript b/src/SConscript
index 94845a27e..f179246cd 100644
--- a/src/SConscript
+++ b/src/SConscript
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ if (localenv['system_sundials'] == 'y'):
 if localenv['blas_lapack_libs']:
     localenv.Append(LIBS=localenv['blas_lapack_libs'],
                     LIBPATH=localenv['blas_lapack_dir'])
-if localenv['system_fmt']:
-    localenv.Append(LIBS='fmt')
 
 if localenv['system_yamlcpp']:
     localenv.Append(LIBS=['yaml-cpp'])