diff --git a/config_host.mk.in b/config_host.mk.in
index c9906b4b4441..c0caf0cf342c 100644
--- a/config_host.mk.in
+++ b/config_host.mk.in
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ export MDDS_LIBS=$(gb_SPACE)@MDDS_LIBS@
 export MERGELIBS=@MERGELIBS@
 export MINGWCXX=@MINGWCXX@
 export MINGWSTRIP=@MINGWSTRIP@
-export MINGW_CLIB_DIR=@MINGW_CLIB_DIR@
 export MINGW_DLLS=@MINGW_DLLS@
 export MINGW_GCCDLL=@MINGW_GCCDLL@
 export MINGW_GXXDLL=@MINGW_GXXDLL@