diff --git a/srcpkgs/libassuan/libassuan-devel.template b/srcpkgs/libassuan/libassuan-devel.template
index 2a4156bd2c..5e6bfedada 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libassuan/libassuan-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libassuan/libassuan-devel.template
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ do_install()
 {
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/{bin,include} ${DESTDIR}/usr
-	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/*.a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/share ${DESTDIR}/usr
 }