diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2098d27..0bbacaf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ifneq ($(filter $(shell uname),FreeBSD NetBSD DragonFly),)
 endif
 endif
 
-all: libtree-sitter.a libtree-sitter.$(SOEXT) tree-sitter.pc
+all: libtree-sitter.$(SOEXT) tree-sitter.pc
 
 libtree-sitter.a: $(OBJ)
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ install: all
 	install -d '$(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)'/tree_sitter '$(DESTDIR)$(PCLIBDIR)' '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'
 	install -m644 lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h '$(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)'/tree_sitter/api.h
 	install -m644 tree-sitter.pc '$(DESTDIR)$(PCLIBDIR)'/tree-sitter.pc
-	install -m644 libtree-sitter.a '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/libtree-sitter.a
 ifneq ($(findstring mingw32,$(MACHINE)),)
 	install -d '$(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)'
 	install -m755 libtree-sitter.dll '$(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)'/libtree-sitter.dll