diff --git a/JavaOpenJPEG/CMakeLists.txt b/JavaOpenJPEG/CMakeLists.txt
index c115e4aa..66509caf 100644
--- a/JavaOpenJPEG/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/JavaOpenJPEG/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(
   ${OPENJPEG_SOURCE_DIR}/libopenjpeg
   )
 
-# Do the proper thing when building static...if only there was configured
-# headers or def files instead
-IF(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DOPJ_STATIC)
-ENDIF(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-
 FIND_PACKAGE(TIFF REQUIRED)
 
 # Loop over all executables:
diff --git a/codec/CMakeLists.txt b/codec/CMakeLists.txt
index da2cb630..fdefce6c 100644
--- a/codec/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/codec/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(
   ${OPENJPEG_SOURCE_DIR}/libopenjpeg
   )
 
-# Do the proper thing when building static...if only there was configured
-# headers or def files instead
-IF(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DOPJ_STATIC)
-ENDIF(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-
 FIND_PACKAGE(TIFF REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE(PNG REQUIRED)
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${PNG_INCLUDE_DIR} )