diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5d81f75..c0483fb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 AM_DEFAULT_SOURCE_EXT = .cpp
 
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libfan.la
-libfan_la_LDFLAGS = -static
-libfan_la_LIBADD = \
-	$(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_LIBS) \
-	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS) \
-	$(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS)
-libfan_la_CXXFLAGS = \
-	$(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_CFLAGS) \
-	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_CFLAGS) \
-	$(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS) \
-	-flto
-libfan_la_SOURCES = \
-	utility.cpp
-
 SUBDIRS = . sdevent/test evdevpp/test
 
 if WANT_PRESENCE
diff --git a/control/Makefile.am b/control/Makefile.am
index e0b0865..b6d335f 100644
--- a/control/Makefile.am
+++ b/control/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 	fan_zone_defs.cpp
 
 phosphor_fan_control_LDADD = \
-	$(top_builddir)/libfan.la \
 	$(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) \
 	$(SDEVENTPLUS_LIBS) \
 	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS) \
diff --git a/cooling-type/Makefile.am b/cooling-type/Makefile.am
index 68d6c2f..0c3dfa8 100644
--- a/cooling-type/Makefile.am
+++ b/cooling-type/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 	-flto
 
 phosphor_cooling_type_LDADD = \
-	${top_builddir}/libfan.la \
 	$(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) \
 	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBEVDEV_LIBS) \
diff --git a/monitor/Makefile.am b/monitor/Makefile.am
index e8d9bbd..e017de3 100644
--- a/monitor/Makefile.am
+++ b/monitor/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 BUILT_SOURCES = fan_monitor_defs.cpp
 
 phosphor_fan_monitor_LDADD = \
-	$(top_builddir)/libfan.la \
 	$(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) \
 	$(SDEVENTPLUS_LIBS) \
 	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS) \
diff --git a/presence/Makefile.am b/presence/Makefile.am
index 8fa0259..445ef9e 100644
--- a/presence/Makefile.am
+++ b/presence/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 	tach_detect.cpp
 
 phosphor_fan_presence_tach_LDADD = \
-	$(top_builddir)/libfan.la \
 	$(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) \
 	$(SDEVENTPLUS_LIBS) \
 	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS) \
diff --git a/utility.cpp b/utility.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 08970d3..0000000
--- a/utility.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright © 2017 IBM Corporation
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-#include "utility.hpp"
-
-namespace phosphor
-{
-namespace fan
-{
-namespace util
-{
-    // Keep for future functions
-}
-}
-}