diff --git a/sndfile.pc.in b/sndfile.pc.in
index 6b884537..ec7f721a 100644
--- a/sndfile.pc.in
+++ b/sndfile.pc.in
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ Requires:
 Requires.private: @EXTERNAL_XIPH_REQUIRE@ @EXTERNAL_MPEG_REQUIRE@
 Version: @VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lsndfile
-Libs.private: @EXTERNAL_MPEG_LIBS@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}