diff --git a/travis-ci/managers/test_compile.sh b/travis-ci/managers/test_compile.sh
index 20a8f27..01b7fed 100755
--- a/travis-ci/managers/test_compile.sh
+++ b/travis-ci/managers/test_compile.sh
@@ -12,11 +12,3 @@ EOF
 
 # static linking
 ${CC:-cc} ${CFLAGS} -o main -I./install/usr/include main.c ./build/libbpf.a -lelf -lz
-
-# shared linking
-${CC:-cc} ${CFLAGS} -o main_shared -I./install/usr/include main.c -L./install/usr/lib64 -L./install/usr/lib -lbpf
-ldd main_shared
-if ! ldd main_shared | grep -q libbpf; then
-    echo "FAIL: No reference to libbpf.so in main!"
-    exit 1
-fi