diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index afb99399d5107697b2bf164d680273ec3a8b0dc8..861b8ae9b0c0cfe63efddb22137953c9d9619215 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ AM_CXXFLAGS = \
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(DUNE_CPPFLAGS) \
-	$(ALUGRID_CPPFLAGS) \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)
 
 # The libraries have to be given in reverse order (most basic libraries
@@ -41,10 +40,8 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 # -L option in LDFLAGS instead of LIBS -- so we have to include the LDFLAGS
 # here as well.
 LDADD = \
-	$(DUNE_LDFLAGS) $(DUNE_LIBS) \
-	$(ALUGRID_LDFLAGS) $(ALUGRID_LIBS)
+	$(DUNE_LDFLAGS) $(DUNE_LIBS)
 AM_LDFLAGS = \
-	$(ALUGRID_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(DUNE_LDFLAGS)
 
 # don't follow the full GNU-standard