--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -66,16 +66,6 @@ libpkcs11_la_CFLAGS = $(pkcs11_la_CFLAGS
 libpkcs11_la_LIBADD = $(pkcs11_la_LIBADD)
 endif
 
-# OpenSSL older than 1.1.0 expected libpkcs11.so instead of pkcs11.so
-check-local: $(LTLIBRARIES)
-	cd .libs && $(LN_S) -f pkcs11$(SHARED_EXT) libpkcs11$(SHARED_EXT)
-
-install-exec-hook:
-	cd '$(DESTDIR)$(enginesexecdir)' && $(LN_S) -f pkcs11$(SHARED_EXT) libpkcs11$(SHARED_EXT)
-if LIBP11_OSSL_PROVIDER
-	cd '$(DESTDIR)$(providersexecdir)' && $(LN_S) -f pkcs11prov$(SHARED_EXT) libpkcs11$(SHARED_EXT)
-endif
-
 if WIN32
 # def file required for MS users to build library
 mylibdir=$(libdir)
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ distdir-am: $(DISTFILES)
 	  fi; \
 	done
 check-am: all-am
-	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) check-local
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS)
 check: check-am
 all-am: Makefile $(LTLIBRARIES) $(DATA) $(HEADERS) config.h
 install-enginesexecLTLIBRARIES: install-libLTLIBRARIES
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ install-dvi-am:
 install-exec-am: install-enginesexecLTLIBRARIES install-libLTLIBRARIES \
 	install-providersexecLTLIBRARIES
 	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
-	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install-exec-hook
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS)
 install-html: install-html-am
 
 install-html-am:
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-enginesexecLTLIB
 .MAKE: all check-am install-am install-exec-am install-strip
 
 .PHONY: CTAGS GTAGS TAGS all all-am am--depfiles check check-am \
-	check-local clean clean-enginesexecLTLIBRARIES clean-generic \
+	clean clean-enginesexecLTLIBRARIES clean-generic \
 	clean-libLTLIBRARIES clean-libtool \
 	clean-providersexecLTLIBRARIES cscopelist-am ctags ctags-am \
 	distclean distclean-compile distclean-generic distclean-hdr \
@@ -1253,13 +1253,6 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-enginesexecLTLIB
 
 	$(srcdir)/config.h.in $(srcdir)/config.h.in~
 
-# OpenSSL older than 1.1.0 expected libpkcs11.so instead of pkcs11.so
-check-local: $(LTLIBRARIES)
-	cd .libs && $(LN_S) -f pkcs11$(SHARED_EXT) libpkcs11$(SHARED_EXT)
-
-install-exec-hook:
-	cd '$(DESTDIR)$(enginesexecdir)' && $(LN_S) -f pkcs11$(SHARED_EXT) libpkcs11$(SHARED_EXT)
-@LIBP11_OSSL_PROVIDER_TRUE@	cd '$(DESTDIR)$(providersexecdir)' && $(LN_S) -f pkcs11prov$(SHARED_EXT) libpkcs11$(SHARED_EXT)
 @WIN32_TRUE@.libs/@WIN_LIBPREFIX@p11-@LIBP11_LT_OLDEST@.dll.def:	libp11.la
 .rc.lo:
 	$(LTRCCOMPILE) -i "$<" -o "$@"