diff --git a/tools/build/jhbuildrc-gnome-shell b/tools/build/jhbuildrc-gnome-shell
index 90ae34fb5..4c0c2c0b5 100644
--- a/tools/build/jhbuildrc-gnome-shell
+++ b/tools/build/jhbuildrc-gnome-shell
@@ -41,23 +41,6 @@ addpath('XDG_DATA_DIRS', '/usr/share')
 # Look in /etc/xdg for system-global autostart files
 addpath('XDG_CONFIG_DIRS', '/etc/xdg')
 
-#
-# For Ubuntu Intrepid, libmozjs lives in /usr/lib/xulrunner-<version>
-# However, that path isn't in ld.so.conf, meaning that it's basically
-# impossible to use the xulrunner .pc files and libraries. Work around
-# this by deriving the path and adding it to LD_LIBRARY_PATH ourself.
-#
-import re
-import subprocess
-_pkgconfig = subprocess.Popen(['pkg-config', '--variable=sdkdir', 'mozilla-js'],
-                              stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-_sdkdir = _pkgconfig.communicate()[0].strip()
-_pkgconfig.wait()
-if _pkgconfig.returncode == 0:
-    _libdir = re.sub('-(sdk|devel)', '', _sdkdir)
-    if os.path.exists(_libdir + '/libmozjs.so'):
-        addpath('LD_LIBRARY_PATH', _libdir)
-
 # Import optional user RC for further customization. You can override
 # the prefix or default build setup for example, or CFLAGS or
 # module_autogenargs, etc.