diff --git a/src/STUBS/Makefile b/src/STUBS/Makefile
index d3a75b6f8..a19434154 100644
--- a/src/STUBS/Makefile
+++ b/src/STUBS/Makefile
@@ -1,52 +1,44 @@
 # Makefile for MPI stubs library
 
 # Syntax:
-#   make                 # build static lib as libmpi_stubs.a
-#   make shlib           # build shared lib as libmpi_stubs.so
+#   make                 # build lib as libmpi_stubs.a
 #   make clean           # remove *.o and lib files
 
 # edit System-specific settings as needed for your platform
 
 SHELL = /bin/sh
 .IGNORE:
 
 # Files
 
 SRC =		mpi.c
 INC =		mpi.h
 
 # Definitions
 
 EXE =		libmpi_stubs.a
-SHLIB =		libmpi_stubs.so
 OBJ = 		$(SRC:.c=.o)
 
 # System-specific settings
 
 CC =		g++
-CCFLAGS =	-O
-SHFLAGS =	-fPIC
-
+CCFLAGS =	-O -fPIC
 ARCHIVE =	ar
 ARCHFLAG =	rs
-SHLIBFLAGS =    -shared          
 
 # Targets
 
 lib:	$(OBJ)
 	$(ARCHIVE) $(ARCHFLAG) $(EXE) $(OBJ)
 
-shlib:	$(OBJ)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHFLAGS) $(SHLIBFLAGS) -o $(SHLIB) $(OBJ)
-
 clean:
-	rm -f *.o libmpi_stubs.a libmpi_stubs.so
+	rm -f *.o libmpi_stubs.a
 
 # Compilation rules
 
 .c.o:
-	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) $(SHFLAGS) -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) -c $<
 
 # Individual dependencies
 
 $(OBJ):	$(INC)