diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/conduit/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/conduit/package.py
index 1ab662acdec..59fbe918606 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/conduit/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/conduit/package.py
@@ -424,8 +424,6 @@ def hostconfig(self):
         cfg.write(cmake_cache_entry("CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS", linkerflags))
         if spec.satisfies("+shared"):
             cfg.write(cmake_cache_entry("CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS", linkerflags))
-        else:
-            cfg.write(cmake_cache_entry("CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS", linkerflags))
 
         #######################
         # BLT