diff --git a/templates/atk/devel.template b/templates/atk/devel.template
index 32fa9691ad2..c49147e02e8 100644
--- a/templates/atk/devel.template
+++ b/templates/atk/devel.template
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ do_install()
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/include ${DESTDIR}/usr
-	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.*a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.so ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/gtk-doc ${DESTDIR}/usr/share