diff --git a/cop/Makefile.am b/cop/Makefile.am
index 8aaecf9fcd7..99cb508d3a3 100644
--- a/cop/Makefile.am
+++ b/cop/Makefile.am
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ traffic_cop_LDFLAGS = @EXTRA_CXX_LDFLAGS@ @LIBTOOL_LINK_FLAGS@
 traffic_cop_LDADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/mgmt/api/remote/libtsmgmt.la \
   $(top_builddir)/lib/ts/libtsutil.la \
-  @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBSOCKET@ @LIBNSL@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBICONV@ @LIBRT@ @LIBDL@ \
+  @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBSOCKET@ @LIBNSL@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBRT@ @LIBDL@ \
   @LIBEXECINFO@ @LIBSSL@ @LIBRESOLV@
diff --git a/example/app-template/Makefile.am b/example/app-template/Makefile.am
index 0f3d5207484..fb21421b486 100644
--- a/example/app-template/Makefile.am
+++ b/example/app-template/Makefile.am
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ tsapp_LDADD =  \
         $(top_builddir)/lib/ts/libtsutil.la \
 	  @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBSOCKET@ @LIBNSL@ @LIBRESOLV@ @LIBRT@ \
 	  @LIBPCRE@ @LIBSSL@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBDL@ \
-	  @LIBEXPAT@ @LIBDEMANGLE@ @LIBICONV@ \
+	  @LIBEXPAT@ @LIBDEMANGLE@ \
 	  @LIBMLD@ @LIBEXC@ -lm @LIBPROFILER@ @LIBEXECINFO@
 
 EXTRA_DIST = records.config.in
diff --git a/lib/ts/Makefile.am b/lib/ts/Makefile.am
index a1a5f1e00d8..9b3cfa74327 100644
--- a/lib/ts/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/ts/Makefile.am
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/lib
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libtsutil.la
 
 libtsutil_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info @TS_LIBTOOL_VERSION@
-libtsutil_la_LIBADD = @LIBOBJS@ @LIBPCRE@ @LIBSSL@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBRESOLV@ @LIBRT@ @LIBICONV@ @LIBSOCKET@ @LIBNSL@ @LIBCAP@ @LIBHWLOC@ -lc
+libtsutil_la_LIBADD = @LIBOBJS@ @LIBPCRE@ @LIBSSL@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBRESOLV@ @LIBRT@ @LIBSOCKET@ @LIBNSL@ @LIBCAP@ @LIBHWLOC@ -lc
 
 libtsutil_la_SOURCES = \
   Allocator.h \
@@ -161,24 +161,24 @@ ParseRulesCType: CompileParseRules
 mkdfa_SOURCES = mkdfa.c
 
 test_atomic_SOURCES = test_atomic.cc
-test_atomic_LDADD = libtsutil.la @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBICONV@ @LIBEXECINFO@ @LIBPCRE@
+test_atomic_LDADD = libtsutil.la @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBEXECINFO@ @LIBPCRE@
 test_atomic_LDFLAGS = @EXTRA_CXX_LDFLAGS@ @LIBTOOL_LINK_FLAGS@
 
 test_freelist_SOURCES = test_freelist.cc
-test_freelist_LDADD = libtsutil.la @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBICONV@ @LIBEXECINFO@ @LIBPCRE@
+test_freelist_LDADD = libtsutil.la @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBEXECINFO@ @LIBPCRE@
 test_freelist_LDFLAGS = @EXTRA_CXX_LDFLAGS@ @LIBTOOL_LINK_FLAGS@
 
 test_arena_SOURCES = test_arena.cc
-test_arena_LDADD = libtsutil.la @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBICONV@ @LIBEXECINFO@ @LIBPCRE@
+test_arena_LDADD = libtsutil.la @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBEXECINFO@ @LIBPCRE@
 test_arena_LDFLAGS = @EXTRA_CXX_LDFLAGS@ @LIBTOOL_LINK_FLAGS@
 
 test_List_SOURCES = test_List.cc
 test_Map_SOURCES = test_Map.cc
-test_Map_LDADD = libtsutil.la @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBICONV@ @LIBEXECINFO@ @LIBPCRE@
+test_Map_LDADD = libtsutil.la @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBEXECINFO@ @LIBPCRE@
 test_Map_LDFLAGS = @EXTRA_CXX_LDFLAGS@ @LIBTOOL_LINK_FLAGS@
 
 test_Vec_SOURCES = test_Vec.cc
-test_Vec_LDADD = libtsutil.la @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBICONV@ @LIBEXECINFO@ @LIBPCRE@
+test_Vec_LDADD = libtsutil.la @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBEXECINFO@ @LIBPCRE@
 test_Vec_LDFLAGS = @EXTRA_CXX_LDFLAGS@ @LIBTOOL_LINK_FLAGS@
 
 CompileParseRules_SOURCES = CompileParseRules.cc
diff --git a/mgmt/Makefile.am b/mgmt/Makefile.am
index cab49df0ca9..291daafa46e 100644
--- a/mgmt/Makefile.am
+++ b/mgmt/Makefile.am
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ traffic_manager_LDADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/mgmt/tools/libinksysapi.a \
   $(top_builddir)/mgmt/tools/libinkconfigapi.a \
   $(top_builddir)/lib/ts/libtsutil.la \
-  @LIBEXPAT@ @LIBPCRE@ \
-  @LIBTCL@ @LIBICONV@ \
+  @LIBEXPAT@ @LIBPCRE@ @LIBTCL@ \
   -lm @LIBDL@ @LIBSOCKET@ @LIBNSL@ @LIBRESOLV@ \
   @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBRT@ @LIBEXECINFO@ @LIBCAP@
 
diff --git a/mgmt/api/remote/Makefile.am b/mgmt/api/remote/Makefile.am
index 1febd297f8f..d48594b504a 100644
--- a/mgmt/api/remote/Makefile.am
+++ b/mgmt/api/remote/Makefile.am
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ traffic_api_cli_remote_LDADD = \
   libtsmgmt.la \
   $(top_builddir)/lib/ts/libtsutil.la \
   @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBSOCKET@ @LIBNSL@ @LIBRESOLV@ \
-  @LIBTCL@ @LIBRT@ @LIBDL@ @LIBSSL@ @LIBICONV@ @LIBEXECINFO@
+  @LIBTCL@ @LIBRT@ @LIBDL@ @LIBSSL@ @LIBEXECINFO@
diff --git a/mgmt/cli/Makefile.am b/mgmt/cli/Makefile.am
index 6f06cbdcb9a..933686b0039 100644
--- a/mgmt/cli/Makefile.am
+++ b/mgmt/cli/Makefile.am
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ traffic_shell_LDADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/mgmt/utils/libutils_lm.a \
   $(top_builddir)/lib/ts/libtsutil.la \
   $(LIBTCL) $(LIBREADLINE) \
-  @LIBDL@ -lm @LIBICONV@ @LIBEXPAT@ @LIBSSL@ \
+  @LIBDL@ -lm @LIBEXPAT@ @LIBSSL@ \
   @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBSOCKET@ @LIBNSL@ @LIBRESOLV@ \
   @LIBRT@ @LIBEXECINFO@ @LIBPCRE@ @LIBREADLINE@
 
@@ -88,5 +88,5 @@ traffic_line_LDFLAGS = @EXTRA_CXX_LDFLAGS@ @LIBTOOL_LINK_FLAGS@
 traffic_line_LDADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/mgmt/api/remote/libtsmgmt.la \
   $(top_builddir)/lib/ts/libtsutil.la \
-  @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBSOCKET@ @LIBNSL@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBICONV@ @LIBRT@ @LIBDL@ \
+  @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBSOCKET@ @LIBNSL@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBRT@ @LIBDL@ \
   @LIBEXECINFO@ @LIBSSL@ @LIBRESOLV@
diff --git a/proxy/Makefile.am b/proxy/Makefile.am
index 5cce0298a6e..5086929002c 100644
--- a/proxy/Makefile.am
+++ b/proxy/Makefile.am
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ traffic_server_LDADD = \
   $(which_libts) \
   @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBSOCKET@ @LIBNSL@ @LIBRESOLV@ @LIBRT@ \
   @LIBPCRE@ @LIBSSL@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBDL@ \
-  @LIBEXPAT@ @LIBDEMANGLE@ @LIBICONV@ @LIBCAP@ @LIBHWLOC@ \
+  @LIBEXPAT@ @LIBDEMANGLE@ @LIBCAP@ @LIBHWLOC@ \
   @LIBZ@ @LIBLZMA@ \
   @LIBMLD@ @LIBEXC@ -lm @LIBPROFILER@ @LIBEXECINFO@
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ traffic_logcat_LDADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/lib/ts/libtsutil.la \
   @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBSOCKET@ @LIBNSL@ @LIBRESOLV@ @LIBRT@ \
   @LIBPCRE@ @LIBSSL@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBDL@ \
-  @LIBEXPAT@ @LIBDEMANGLE@ @LIBMLD@ @LIBEXC@ @LIBICONV@ -lm @LIBPROFILER@ \
+  @LIBEXPAT@ @LIBDEMANGLE@ @LIBMLD@ @LIBEXC@ -lm @LIBPROFILER@ \
   @LIBEXECINFO@
 
 traffic_logstats_SOURCES = logstats.cc
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ traffic_logstats_LDADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/lib/ts/libtsutil.la \
   @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBSOCKET@ @LIBNSL@ @LIBRESOLV@ @LIBRT@ \
   @LIBPCRE@ @LIBSSL@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBDL@ \
-  @LIBEXPAT@ @LIBDEMANGLE@ @LIBMLD@ @LIBEXC@ @LIBICONV@ -lm @LIBPROFILER@ \
+  @LIBEXPAT@ @LIBDEMANGLE@ @LIBMLD@ @LIBEXC@ -lm @LIBPROFILER@ \
   @LIBEXECINFO@
 
 traffic_sac_SOURCES = sac.cc
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ traffic_sac_LDADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/lib/ts/libtsutil.la \
   @LIBTHREAD@ @LIBSOCKET@ @LIBNSL@ @LIBRESOLV@ @LIBRT@ \
   @LIBPCRE@ @LIBSSL@ @LIBTCL@ @LIBDL@ \
-  @LIBEXPAT@ @LIBDEMANGLE@ @LIBMLD@ @LIBEXC@ @LIBICONV@ -lm @LIBPROFILER@ \
+  @LIBEXPAT@ @LIBDEMANGLE@ @LIBMLD@ @LIBEXC@ -lm @LIBPROFILER@ \
   @LIBZ@ @LIBLZMA@ @LIBEXECINFO@
 
 if BUILD_TESTS