diff --git a/repos/gems/src/server/cpu_sampler/main.cc b/repos/gems/src/server/cpu_sampler/main.cc
index 68dbe9b262..50997ff453 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/server/cpu_sampler/main.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/server/cpu_sampler/main.cc
@@ -196,8 +196,5 @@ struct Cpu_sampler::Main : Thread_list_change_handler
 
 void Component::construct(Genode::Env &env)
 {
-	/* XXX execute constructors of global statics (uses shared objects) */
-	env.exec_static_constructors();
-
 	static Cpu_sampler::Main inst(env);
 }
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/test/text_painter/main.cc b/repos/gems/src/test/text_painter/main.cc
index 48cf91e379..d4f2c2bd4e 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/test/text_painter/main.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/test/text_painter/main.cc
@@ -205,14 +205,6 @@ struct Test::Main
 
 void Component::construct(Genode::Env &env)
 {
-	/*
-	 * The indirect dependency from libc (via ttf_font) introduces a global
-	 * constructor in the binary. (typeinfo for 'Genode::Exception').
-	 *
-	 * XXX Why is this ctors entry generated?
-	 */
-	env.exec_static_constructors();
-
 	static Test::Main main(env);
 }