diff --git a/docs/libs/Makefile.am b/docs/libs/Makefile.am
index b634d928ab..f360db96b8 100644
--- a/docs/libs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/libs/Makefile.am
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ GTKDOC_LIBS = \
 	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/libgstmpegts-@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
 # and uncomment this line.
 DOC_OVERRIDES = $(DOC_MODULE)-overrides.txt
diff --git a/docs/plugins/Makefile.am b/docs/plugins/Makefile.am
index 2d1f14839c..c431f7883b 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -181,9 +181,6 @@ GTKDOC_CFLAGS = -DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API $(GST_PLUGINS_BAD_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLA
 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
 # and uncomment this line.
 #DOC_OVERRIDES = $(DOC_MODULE)-overrides.txt