diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/octave/build-octave-package.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/octave/build-octave-package.nix
index eaba806e957d72..43760c6c511e32 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/octave/build-octave-package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/octave/build-octave-package.nix
@@ -123,10 +123,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
       else
         preBuild;
 
-    # Add Octave's shared objects to ld library path for some packages which
-    # need to link their C/C++/Fortran code against Octave's internals.
-    LD_LIBRARY_PATH = lib.makeLibraryPath nativeBuildInputs';
-
     buildPhase = ''
       runHook preBuild
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/octave/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/octave/default.nix
index 9b0fb1eeeb9b51..204b96fb0712ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/octave/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/octave/default.nix
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       "--with-lapack=lapack"
       (if use64BitIdx then "--enable-64" else "--disable-64")
     ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ "--enable-link-all-dependencies" ]
     ++ lib.optionals enableReadline [ "--enable-readline" ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ "--with-x=no" ]
     ++ lib.optionals enableQt [ "--with-qt=5" ];