diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6119f79..0610452 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,11 +132,6 @@ if(APPLE OR WIN32)
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_SUFFIX ".scx")
 endif()
 
-#needed for complaint-free static linking with GCC
-if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
-  target_compile_options( HISSTools_FFT PUBLIC -fPIC )
-endif()
-
 #sandbox regrettable dependency on SC internals for SendReply()
 
 if(SYSTEM_BOOST)
diff --git a/scripts/MakePluginSources.cmake b/scripts/MakePluginSources.cmake
index 0b81361..4f4c155 100644
--- a/scripts/MakePluginSources.cmake
+++ b/scripts/MakePluginSources.cmake
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ function(add_sc_extension PLUGIN FILENAME)
     PRIVATE  
     FLUID_DECOMPOSITION
     FLUID_SC_WRAPPER  
-    HISSTools_FFT
   )
 
   target_include_directories(