diff --git a/tool/run/boot_dir/hw b/tool/run/boot_dir/hw
index b98d16a129..0768a115cf 100644
--- a/tool/run/boot_dir/hw
+++ b/tool/run/boot_dir/hw
@@ -46,16 +46,13 @@ proc run_boot_dir {binaries} {
 	#
 	set bootstrap_arg ""
 	set core_arg      ""
-	set ld_arg        ""
 
-	if {![file exists [run_dir]/genode/ld.lib.so]}              { set ld_arg        lib/ld/hw    }
 	if {![file exists [run_dir]/genode/core-hw-[board].a]}      { set core_arg      core/hw      }
 	if {![file exists [run_dir]/genode/bootstrap-hw-[board].o]} { set bootstrap_arg bootstrap/hw }
 
-	set build_args "$bootstrap_arg $core_arg $ld_arg"
+	set build_args "$bootstrap_arg $core_arg"
 	if {[llength $build_args]} { build $build_args }
 
-	if {$ld_arg        != ""} { copy_file bin/ld-hw.lib.so  [run_dir]/genode/ld.lib.so }
 	if {$core_arg      != ""} { copy_file bin/core-hw-[board].a      [run_dir]/genode/ }
 	if {$bootstrap_arg != ""} { copy_file bin/bootstrap-hw-[board].o [run_dir]/genode/ }
 
diff --git a/tool/run/boot_dir/linux b/tool/run/boot_dir/linux
index ba39a800c4..d79fd23c54 100644
--- a/tool/run/boot_dir/linux
+++ b/tool/run/boot_dir/linux
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ proc binary_name_timer     { } { return "linux_timer_drv" }
 #
 proc run_boot_dir {binaries} {
 
-	if {![file exists [run_dir]/genode/ld.lib.so]} { build { lib/ld/linux } }
-
 	set missing_boot_modules { }
 	foreach binary $binaries {
 		set src_binary_path "[pwd]/bin/[kernel_specific_binary $binary]"
diff --git a/tool/run/boot_dir/okl4 b/tool/run/boot_dir/okl4
index ea006292d4..30d60f2620 100644
--- a/tool/run/boot_dir/okl4
+++ b/tool/run/boot_dir/okl4
@@ -115,11 +115,13 @@ proc run_boot_dir {binaries} {
 	# Build kernel and dynamic linker if needed
 	#
 	set kernel_arg ""
-	set ld_arg     ""
-	if {![file exists [run_dir]/genode/okl4]}      { set kernel_arg kernel/okl4 }
-	if {![file exists [run_dir]/genode/ld.lib.so]} { set ld_arg     lib/ld/okl4 }
-	set targets "$kernel_arg $ld_arg"
+
+	if {![file exists [run_dir]/genode/okl4]} { set kernel_arg kernel/okl4 }
+
+	set targets "$kernel_arg"
+
 	if {[llength $targets]} { build $targets }
+
 	if {$kernel_arg != ""} { copy_file bin/okl4 [run_dir]/genode/okl4 }
 
 	build_core_image $binaries