diff --git a/IlmBase/config/LibraryDefine.cmake b/IlmBase/config/LibraryDefine.cmake
index 44254a7..1f5d2a6 100644
--- a/IlmBase/config/LibraryDefine.cmake
+++ b/IlmBase/config/LibraryDefine.cmake
@@ -101,15 +101,6 @@ function(ILMBASE_DEFINE_LIBRARY libname)
   if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND (NOT "${ILMBASE_LIB_SUFFIX}" STREQUAL ""))
     set(verlibname ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${libname}${ILMBASE_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
     set(baselibname ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${libname}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
-    if(WIN32)
-      install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E chdir \"\$ENV\{DESTDIR\}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}\" ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${verlibname} ${baselibname})")
-      install(CODE "message(\"-- Creating symlink in ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR} ${baselibname} -> ${verlibname}\")")
-    else()
-      install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E chdir \"\$ENV\{DESTDIR\}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}\" ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${verlibname} ${baselibname})")
-      install(CODE "message(\"-- Creating symlink in ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR} ${baselibname} -> ${verlibname}\")")
-    endif()
-    set(verlibname)
-    set(baselibname)
   endif()
 
   if(ILMBASE_BUILD_BOTH_STATIC_SHARED)
diff --git a/OpenEXR/config/LibraryDefine.cmake b/OpenEXR/config/LibraryDefine.cmake
index a9561dc..42853af 100644
--- a/OpenEXR/config/LibraryDefine.cmake
+++ b/OpenEXR/config/LibraryDefine.cmake
@@ -95,15 +95,6 @@ function(OPENEXR_DEFINE_LIBRARY libname)
   if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND (NOT "${OPENEXR_LIB_SUFFIX}" STREQUAL ""))
     set(verlibname ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${libname}${OPENEXR_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
     set(baselibname ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${libname}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
-    if(WIN32)
-      install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E chdir \"\$ENV\{DESTDIR\}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}\" ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${verlibname} ${baselibname})")
-      install(CODE "message(\"-- Creating symlink in ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR} ${baselibname} -> ${verlibname}\")")
-    else()
-      install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E chdir \"\$ENV\{DESTDIR\}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}\" ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${verlibname} ${baselibname})")
-      install(CODE "message(\"-- Creating symlink in ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DIR} ${baselibname} -> ${verlibname}\")")
-    endif()
-    set(verlibname)
-    set(baselibname)
   endif()
 
   if(OPENEXR_BUILD_BOTH_STATIC_SHARED)