diff --git a/auto/otel b/auto/otel
index 654c45ec8..f23aac3b1 100644
--- a/auto/otel
+++ b/auto/otel
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ if [ $NXT_OTEL = YES ]; then
     fi
 
     NXT_OTEL_LIBS="-lssl -lcrypto"
-    if [ $(which pkg-config) ]; then
-        NXT_OTEL_LIBS="$(pkg-config openssl --cflags --libs)"
-    fi
+
     cat << END >> $NXT_AUTO_CONFIG_H
 
 #ifndef NXT_HAVE_OTEL