diff --git a/srcpkgs/mold/template b/srcpkgs/mold/template
index 2ecd563cba4..d3497a5afec 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mold/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mold/template
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ homepage="https://github.com/rui314/mold"
 distfiles="https://github.com/rui314/mold/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=a32bec1282671b18ea4691855aed925ea2f348dfef89cb7689cd81273ea0c5df
 
-if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
-	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
-	configure_args+=" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES=-latomic"
-fi
-
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 	rm -v ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/mold/LICENSE