diff --git a/docs/libs/Makefile.am b/docs/libs/Makefile.am
index 54126f82a1..dcbad51796 100644
--- a/docs/libs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/libs/Makefile.am
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ GTKDOC_LIBS = \
 	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/riff/libgstriff-@GST_API_VERSION@.la \
 	$(GST_BASE_LIBS)
 
-GTKDOC_CC=$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=compile $(CC)
-GTKDOC_LD=$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC)
-
 # If you need to override some of the declarations, place them in this file
 DOC_OVERRIDES = $(DOC_MODULE)-overrides.txt
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/Makefile.am b/docs/plugins/Makefile.am
index 640948cf08..254b9a94df 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ extra_files =
 GTKDOC_CFLAGS = $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) -I$(top_builddir) -I$(top_builddir)/gst-libs
 GTKDOC_LIBS = $(GST_BASE_LIBS)
 
-GTKDOC_CC=$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=compile $(CC)
-GTKDOC_LD=$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC)
-
 # If you need to override some of the declarations, place them in this file
 DOC_OVERRIDES = $(DOC_MODULE)-overrides.txt