diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index d2e7377e98d..333ab9b3824 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ PY_CFLAGS_NODIST=$(CONFIGURE_CFLAGS_NODIST) $(CFLAGS_NODIST)
 PY_CPPFLAGS=	$(BASECPPFLAGS) -I. -I$(srcdir)/Include $(CONFIGURE_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS)
 PY_LDFLAGS=	$(CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
 NO_AS_NEEDED=	@NO_AS_NEEDED@
-LDLAST=		@LDLAST@
 SGI_ABI=	@SGI_ABI@
 CCSHARED=	@CCSHARED@
 LINKFORSHARED=	@LINKFORSHARED@
@@ -568,7 +567,7 @@ clinic: check-clean-src $(srcdir)/Modules/_blake2/blake2s_impl.c
 
 # Build the interpreter
 $(BUILDPYTHON):	Programs/python.o $(LIBRARY) $(LDLIBRARY) $(PY3LIBRARY)
-	$(LINKCC) $(PY_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/python.o $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS) $(LDLAST)
+	$(LINKCC) $(PY_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/python.o $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS)
 
 platform: $(BUILDPYTHON) pybuilddir.txt
 	$(RUNSHARED) $(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -c 'import sys ; from sysconfig import get_platform ; print("%s-%d.%d" % (get_platform(), *sys.version_info[:2]))' >platform
@@ -623,21 +622,21 @@ $(LIBRARY): $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
 
 libpython$(LDVERSION).so: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
 	if test $(INSTSONAME) != $(LDLIBRARY); then \
-		$(BLDSHARED) -Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
+		$(BLDSHARED) -Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM); \
 		$(LN) -f $(INSTSONAME) $@; \
 	else \
-		$(BLDSHARED) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
+		$(BLDSHARED) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM); \
 	fi
 
 libpython3.so:	libpython$(LDVERSION).so
 	$(BLDSHARED) $(NO_AS_NEEDED) -o $@ -Wl,-h$@ $^
 
 libpython$(LDVERSION).dylib: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
-	 $(CC) -dynamiclib -Wl,-single_module $(PY_LDFLAGS) -undefined dynamic_lookup -Wl,-install_name,$(prefix)/lib/libpython$(LDVERSION).dylib -Wl,-compatibility_version,$(VERSION) -Wl,-current_version,$(VERSION) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
+	 $(CC) -dynamiclib -Wl,-single_module $(PY_LDFLAGS) -undefined dynamic_lookup -Wl,-install_name,$(prefix)/lib/libpython$(LDVERSION).dylib -Wl,-compatibility_version,$(VERSION) -Wl,-current_version,$(VERSION) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM); \
 
 
 libpython$(VERSION).sl: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
-	$(LDSHARED) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST)
+	$(LDSHARED) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM)
 
 # Copy up the gdb python hooks into a position where they can be automatically
 # loaded by gdb during Lib/test/test_gdb.py
@@ -677,7 +676,7 @@ $(PYTHONFRAMEWORKDIR)/Versions/$(VERSION)/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK): \
 $(DLLLIBRARY) libpython$(LDVERSION).dll.a: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
 	if test -n "$(DLLLIBRARY)"; then \
 		$(LDSHARED) -Wl,--out-implib=$@ -o $(DLLLIBRARY) $^ \
-			$(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS) $(LDLAST); \
+			$(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS); \
 	else true; \
 	fi
 
@@ -699,7 +698,7 @@ Makefile Modules/config.c: Makefile.pre \
 
 
 Programs/_testembed: Programs/_testembed.o $(LIBRARY) $(LDLIBRARY) $(PY3LIBRARY)
-	$(LINKCC) $(PY_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/_testembed.o $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS) $(LDLAST)
+	$(LINKCC) $(PY_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/_testembed.o $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS)
 
 ############################################################################
 # Importlib
@@ -707,7 +706,7 @@ Programs/_testembed: Programs/_testembed.o $(LIBRARY) $(LDLIBRARY) $(PY3LIBRARY)
 Programs/_freeze_importlib.o: Programs/_freeze_importlib.c Makefile
 
 Programs/_freeze_importlib: Programs/_freeze_importlib.o $(LIBRARY_OBJS_OMIT_FROZEN)
-	$(LINKCC) $(PY_LDFLAGS) -o $@ Programs/_freeze_importlib.o $(LIBRARY_OBJS_OMIT_FROZEN) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS) $(LDLAST)
+	$(LINKCC) $(PY_LDFLAGS) -o $@ Programs/_freeze_importlib.o $(LIBRARY_OBJS_OMIT_FROZEN) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS)
 
 .PHONY: regen-importlib
 regen-importlib: Programs/_freeze_importlib
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9d2c4e4ad7e..2f45c17852e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -649,7 +649,6 @@ DTRACE_OBJS
 DTRACE_HEADERS
 DFLAGS
 DTRACE
-LDLAST
 TCLTK_LIBS
 TCLTK_INCLUDES
 LIBFFI_INCLUDEDIR
@@ -10292,8 +10291,6 @@ fi
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $with_dbmliborder" >&5
 $as_echo "$with_dbmliborder" >&6; }
 
-
-
 # Templates for things AC_DEFINEd more than once.
 # For a single AC_DEFINE, no template is needed.
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2235a13d116..f1b47dbf4f8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2955,8 +2955,6 @@ else
 fi])
 AC_MSG_RESULT($with_dbmliborder)
 
-AC_SUBST(LDLAST)
-
 # Templates for things AC_DEFINEd more than once.
 # For a single AC_DEFINE, no template is needed.
 AH_TEMPLATE(_REENTRANT,