diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalJOMMakefileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalJOMMakefileGenerator.cxx
index 23c865311..799c9fbfc 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalJOMMakefileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalJOMMakefileGenerator.cxx
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ cmGlobalJOMMakefileGenerator::CreateLocalGenerator(cmLocalGenerator* parent)
   cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3* lg
       = new cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3(this, parent);
   lg->SetMakeSilentFlag("/nologo");
-  lg->SetIgnoreLibPrefix(true);
   return lg;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalMSYSMakefileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalMSYSMakefileGenerator.cxx
index d34df8b0a..539a08ba8 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalMSYSMakefileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalMSYSMakefileGenerator.cxx
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ cmGlobalMSYSMakefileGenerator::CreateLocalGenerator(cmLocalGenerator* parent)
 {
   cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3* lg =
       new cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3(this, parent);
-  lg->SetIgnoreLibPrefix(true);
   return lg;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalMinGWMakefileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalMinGWMakefileGenerator.cxx
index 026862435..cda8cf2d2 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalMinGWMakefileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalMinGWMakefileGenerator.cxx
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ cmGlobalMinGWMakefileGenerator::CreateLocalGenerator(cmLocalGenerator* parent)
 {
   cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3* lg =
       new cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3(this, parent);
-  lg->SetIgnoreLibPrefix(true);
   return lg;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalNMakeMakefileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalNMakeMakefileGenerator.cxx
index 06c97d834..771ae24ab 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalNMakeMakefileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalNMakeMakefileGenerator.cxx
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ cmGlobalNMakeMakefileGenerator::CreateLocalGenerator(cmLocalGenerator* parent)
   cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3* lg =
       new cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3(this, parent);
   lg->SetMakeSilentFlag("/nologo");
-  lg->SetIgnoreLibPrefix(true);
   return lg;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx
index 7bfef7485..97bc253b7 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator::CreateLocalGenerator(cmLocalGenerator* parent)
   cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3* lg
       = new cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3(this, parent);
   lg->SetMakeSilentFlag("-h");
-  lg->SetIgnoreLibPrefix(true);
   return lg;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
index 74362aeda..29990af59 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ cmLocalGenerator::cmLocalGenerator(cmGlobalGenerator* gg,
   this->Makefile = new cmMakefile(this);
 
   this->LinkScriptShell = false;
-  this->IgnoreLibPrefix = false;
   this->UseRelativePaths = false;
   this->Configured = false;
   this->EmitUniversalBinaryFlags = true;
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
index fa2f712b4..c7deeb790 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
@@ -470,7 +470,6 @@ protected:
 
   bool LinkScriptShell;
   bool UseRelativePaths;
-  bool IgnoreLibPrefix;
   bool Configured;
   bool EmitUniversalBinaryFlags;
 
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
index 1ba6656db..ebf3d4507 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3(cmGlobalGenerator* gg, cmLocalGenerator* parent)
   : cmLocalGenerator(gg, parent)
 {
   this->MakefileVariableSize = 0;
-  this->IgnoreLibPrefix = false;
   this->ColorMakefile = false;
   this->SkipPreprocessedSourceRules = false;
   this->SkipAssemblySourceRules = false;
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h
index 577b3e1f8..f70af1382 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h
@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@ public:
    */
   void SetMakefileVariableSize(int s) { this->MakefileVariableSize = s; }
 
-  /**
-   * If ignore lib prefix is true, then do not strip lib from the name
-   * of a library.
-   */
-  void SetIgnoreLibPrefix(bool s) { this->IgnoreLibPrefix = s; }
-
   /**
    * Set whether passing a make target on a command line requires an
    * extra level of escapes.