diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 764f411a..86aaefd8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter $(shell uname),FreeBSD NetBSD DragonFly))
 	PCLIBDIR := $(PREFIX)/libdata/pkgconfig
 endif
 
-all: libtree-sitter.a libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER)
+all: libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER)
 
 libtree-sitter.a: $(OBJ)
 	$(AR) rcs $@ $^
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER): $(OBJ)
 
 install: all
 	install -d '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'
-	install -m755 libtree-sitter.a '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/libtree-sitter.a
 	install -m755 libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER) '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER)
 	ln -sf libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER) '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER_MAJOR)
 	ln -sf libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER) '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/libtree-sitter.$(SOEXT)