diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 24dd88eb2..16bfed94a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 *.pyc
 *.rej
 *.so
-*.tar.gz
 *~
 .*.swp
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 050b51a65..aa595bf96 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ build: config dependencies model preparation tools web
 docker: build
 	docker build -t prometheus:$(REV) .
 
-tarball: build prometheus-$(REV).tar.gz
-
-prometheus-$(REV).tar.gz:
-	tar -czf prometheus-$(REV).tar.gz prometheus
-
 $(BUILD_PATH)/cache/$(GOPKG):
 	curl -o $@ http://go.googlecode.com/files/$(GOPKG)
 
diff --git a/Makefile.INCLUDE b/Makefile.INCLUDE
index 2f288fe2b..1200bd004 100644
--- a/Makefile.INCLUDE
+++ b/Makefile.INCLUDE
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@ BUILDFLAGS := -ldflags \
 		-X main.goVersion $(GO_VERSION)\
 		-X main.leveldbVersion $(LEVELDB_VERSION)\
 		-X main.protobufVersion $(PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_VERSION)\
-		-X main.snappyVersion $(SNAPPY_VERSION)\
-		-linkmode external\
-		-extldflags '-lstdc++ -lpthread -static\
-		$(PREFIX)/lib/libleveldb.a $(PREFIX)/lib/libsnappy.a'"
+		-X main.snappyVersion $(SNAPPY_VERSION)"
 
 PROTOC := $(LOCAL_BINARIES)/protoc