diff --git a/platform/posix/Cantera.mak.in b/platform/posix/Cantera.mak.in
index c948d95f3..0e9dfcc39 100644
--- a/platform/posix/Cantera.mak.in
+++ b/platform/posix/Cantera.mak.in
@@ -64,15 +64,7 @@ CANTERA_SUNDIALS_LIBS=@mak_sundials_libdir@ @mak_sundials_libs@
 #         BLAS LAPACK LINKAGE
 ###############################################################################
 
-CANTERA_have_blas_lapack_dir=@mak_have_blas_lapack_dir@
-
-ifeq ($(CANTERA_have_blas_lapack_dir), 1)
 CANTERA_BLAS_LAPACK_LIBS=@blas_lapack_dir@ @mak_blas_lapack_libs@
-CANTERA_BLAS_LAPACK_LIBS_DEP=  @mak_blas_lapack_libs_dep@
-else
-CANTERA_BLAS_LAPACK_LIBS=@mak_blas_lapack_libs@
-CANTERA_BLAS_LAPACK_LIBS_DEP=$(CANTERA_INSTALL_DIR)/lib/libctlapack.a $(CANTERA_INSTALL_DIR)/lib/libctblas.a
-endif
 
 ###############################################################################
 #      COMBINATIONS OF INCLUDES AND LIBS
@@ -94,9 +86,7 @@ CANTERA_LIBS=$(CANTERA_CORE_LIBS) \
 CANTERA_TOTAL_LIBS=$(CANTERA_LIBS)
 
 CANTERA_TOTAL_LIBS_DEP= $(CANTERA_CORE_LIBS_DEP) \
-                        $(CANTERA_SUNDIALS_LIBS_DEP) \
-                        $(CANTERA_BLAS_LAPACK_LIBS_DEP)
-
+                        $(CANTERA_SUNDIALS_LIBS_DEP)
 
 CANTERA_FORTRAN_LIBS=$(CANTERA_CORE_FTN) \
                      $(CANTERA_EXTRA_LIBDIRS) $(CANTERA_SUNDIALS_LIBS) \
diff --git a/platform/posix/SConscript b/platform/posix/SConscript
index 52c2746f2..cc14005fe 100644
--- a/platform/posix/SConscript
+++ b/platform/posix/SConscript
@@ -74,14 +74,7 @@ localenv['mak_boost_libs'] = ' '.join('-l%s' % s for s in localenv['boost_libs']
 pc_libs += localenv['boost_libs']
 
 # Handle BLAS/LAPACK linkage
-localenv['mak_have_blas_lapack_dir'] = '1' if localenv['blas_lapack_dir'] else '0'
-
-if localenv['blas_lapack_dir']:
-    localenv['mak_blas_lapack_libs'] = ' '.join('-l%s' % s for s in localenv['blas_lapack_libs'])
-    localenv['mak_blas_lapack_libs_dep'] = ''
-else:
-    localenv['mak_blas_lapack_libs'] = ''
-    localenv['mak_blas_lapack_libs_dep'] = ''
+localenv['mak_blas_lapack_libs'] = ' '.join('-l%s' % s for s in localenv['blas_lapack_libs'])
 
 if 'Accelerate' in localenv['FRAMEWORKS']:
     localenv['mak_blas_lapack_libs'] += ' -framework Accelerate'