diff --git a/.ci-scripts/release/arm64-unknown-linux-nightly.bash b/.ci-scripts/release/arm64-unknown-linux-nightly.bash
index 9c6b763..7bf639a 100755
--- a/.ci-scripts/release/arm64-unknown-linux-nightly.bash
+++ b/.ci-scripts/release/arm64-unknown-linux-nightly.bash
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ ASSET_DESCRIPTION="https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"
 # Build application installation
 echo -e "\e[34mBuilding ${APPLICATION_NAME}...\e[0m"
 make install prefix="${BUILD_DIR}" arch=${CPU} \
-  version="${APPLICATION_VERSION}" static=true linker=bfd
+  version="${APPLICATION_VERSION}" static=true
 
 # Package it all up
 echo -e "\e[34mCreating .tar.gz of ${APPLICATION_NAME}...\e[0m"
diff --git a/.ci-scripts/release/arm64-unknown-linux-release.bash b/.ci-scripts/release/arm64-unknown-linux-release.bash
index 5f5831d..66765b5 100755
--- a/.ci-scripts/release/arm64-unknown-linux-release.bash
+++ b/.ci-scripts/release/arm64-unknown-linux-release.bash
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ ASSET_DESCRIPTION="https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"
 # Build application installation
 echo -e "\e[34mBuilding ${APPLICATION_NAME}...\e[0m"
 make install prefix="${BUILD_DIR}" arch=${CPU} \
-  version="${APPLICATION_VERSION}" static=true linker=bfd
+  version="${APPLICATION_VERSION}" static=true
 
 # Package it all up
 echo -e "\e[34mCreating .tar.gz of ${APPLICATION_NAME}...\e[0m"
diff --git a/.ci-scripts/release/x86-64-unknown-linux-nightly.bash b/.ci-scripts/release/x86-64-unknown-linux-nightly.bash
index 93e83fa..b49dfce 100755
--- a/.ci-scripts/release/x86-64-unknown-linux-nightly.bash
+++ b/.ci-scripts/release/x86-64-unknown-linux-nightly.bash
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ ASSET_DESCRIPTION="https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"
 # Build application installation
 echo -e "\e[34mBuilding ${APPLICATION_NAME}...\e[0m"
 make install prefix="${BUILD_DIR}" arch=${ARCH} \
-  version="${APPLICATION_VERSION}" static=true linker=bfd
+  version="${APPLICATION_VERSION}" static=true
 
 # Package it all up
 echo -e "\e[34mCreating .tar.gz of ${APPLICATION_NAME}...\e[0m"
diff --git a/.ci-scripts/release/x86-64-unknown-linux-release.bash b/.ci-scripts/release/x86-64-unknown-linux-release.bash
index 6361e4b..c0fa397 100755
--- a/.ci-scripts/release/x86-64-unknown-linux-release.bash
+++ b/.ci-scripts/release/x86-64-unknown-linux-release.bash
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ ASSET_DESCRIPTION="https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"
 # Build application installation
 echo -e "\e[34mBuilding ${APPLICATION_NAME}...\e[0m"
 make install prefix="${BUILD_DIR}" arch=${ARCH} \
-  version="${APPLICATION_VERSION}" static=true linker=bfd
+  version="${APPLICATION_VERSION}" static=true
 
 # Package it all up
 echo -e "\e[34mCreating .tar.gz of ${APPLICATION_NAME}...\e[0m"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1cae07b..5551619 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ destdir ?= ${prefix}
 config ?= release
 arch ?=
 static ?= false
-linker ?=
 
 BUNDLE := corral
 
@@ -42,10 +41,6 @@ ifeq ($(static),true)
   LINKER += --static
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(linker),)
-  LINKER += --link-ldcmd=$(linker)
-endif
-
 # Default to version from `VERSION` file but allowing overridding on the
 # make command line like:
 # make version="nightly-19710702"