--- a/vsf_findlibs.sh
+++ b/vsf_findlibs.sh
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@
 # For older HP-UX...
 locate_library /usr/lib/libsec.sl && echo "-lsec";
 
-# Look for libcap (capabilities)
-# Note that link may fail with:
-# /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lcap
-# If the libcap-devel package isn't installed.
-locate_library /usr/lib/libcap.so && echo "-lcap";
-locate_library /lib/libcap.so && echo "-lcap";
-locate_library /lib64/libcap.so && echo "-lcap";
-
 # Solaris needs this for nanosleep()..
 locate_library /lib/libposix4.so && echo "-lposix4";
 locate_library /usr/lib/libposix4.so && echo "-lposix4";