diff --git a/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile b/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile
index 4a3a0bb4fe..08bca6e642 100644
--- a/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile
+++ b/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile
@@ -13,15 +13,10 @@ ifeq (${HIP_PLATFORM}, nvcc)
 endif
 
 EXE=bit_extract
-EXE_STATIC=bit_extract_static
 
 $(EXE): bit_extract.cpp
 	$(HIPCC) $(HIPCC_FLAGS) $< -o $@
 
-$(EXE_STATIC): bit_extract.cpp
-	$(HIPCC) -use-staticlib  $(HIPCC_FLAGS) $< -o $@
-
-all: $(EXE) $(EXE_STATIC)
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *.o $(EXE) $(EXE_STATIC)
+	rm -f *.o $(EXE)
diff --git a/samples/0_Intro/square/Makefile b/samples/0_Intro/square/Makefile
index aa046eeaaa..9bb0dd8205 100644
--- a/samples/0_Intro/square/Makefile
+++ b/samples/0_Intro/square/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ else
 	SOURCES=square.cpp
 endif
 
-all: square.out square.out.static
+all: square.out
 
 # Step
 square.cpp: square.cu
@@ -20,8 +20,5 @@ square.cpp: square.cu
 square.out: $(SOURCES)
 	$(HIPCC) $(CXXFLAGS) $(SOURCES) -o $@
 
-square.out.static: $(SOURCES)
-	$(HIPCC) -use-staticlib $(CXXFLAGS) $(SOURCES) -o $@
-
 clean:
-	rm -f *.o *.out *.out.static square.cpp
+	rm -f *.o *.out square.cpp