diff --git a/srcpkgs/telepathy-qt5/template b/srcpkgs/telepathy-qt5/template
index c6d7bf30e19..9e1fd027b33 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/telepathy-qt5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/telepathy-qt5/template
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ telepathy-qt5-devel_package() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/cmake/TelepathyQt5*
 		vmove usr/lib/*.so
-		vmove usr/lib/*.a
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
 	}
 }