diff --git a/srcpkgs/wine/template b/srcpkgs/wine/template
index 6d993ae7e8b..240049ba48a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wine/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wine/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=wine
 version=1.7.16
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--libdir=/usr/lib32"
 short_desc="Run Microsoft Windows applications"
 maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
@@ -37,15 +36,6 @@ pre_configure() {
 	sed -i 's/\(libncurses\)/\1w/g' configure
 }
 
-pre_install() {
-	vmkdir usr/lib
-	ln -s lib ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib32
-}
-
-post_install() {
-	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib32
-}
-
 libwine_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - Runtime library"
 	replaces="libwine-unstable>=0"