diff --git a/util/Makefile.am b/util/Makefile.am
index 4b8665a4..dfef725a 100644
--- a/util/Makefile.am
+++ b/util/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ bin_SCRIPTS = bsetbg fluxbox-generate_menu
 bin_PROGRAMS =		bsetroot
 bsetroot_SOURCES =	bsetroot.cc bsetroot.hh
 bsetroot_LDADD =	../src/BaseDisplay.o ../src/i18n.o ../src/FbAtoms.o \
-	../src/StringUtil.o ../src/FbTk/libFbTk.a
+	../src/FbTk/libFbTk.a
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES =	Makefile.in
 EXTRA_DIST=bsetbg fluxbox-generate_menu
diff --git a/util/fbrun/Makefile.am b/util/fbrun/Makefile.am
index 08eecafb..cbbcf889 100644
--- a/util/fbrun/Makefile.am
+++ b/util/fbrun/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ INCLUDES = -I${FLUXBOX_SRC_DIR} -I${FLUXBOX_SRC_DIR}FbTk
 bin_PROGRAMS = fbrun
 fbrun_SOURCES = FbRun.hh FbRun.cc main.cc
 
-fbrun_LDADD = ${FLUXBOX_SRC_DIR}FbTk/libFbTk.a ${FLUXBOX_SRC_DIR}StringUtil.o
+fbrun_LDADD = ${FLUXBOX_SRC_DIR}FbTk/libFbTk.a