--- hints/darwin.sh.orig
+++ hints/darwin.sh
@@ -289,10 +289,6 @@
    ;;
 [7-9].*)   # OS X 10.3.x - 10.5.x
    lddlflags="${ldflags} -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup"
-   case "$ld" in
-       *MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET*) ;;
-       *) ld="env MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.3 ${ld}" ;;
-   esac
    ;;
 *)        # OS X 10.6.x - current
    # The MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET is not needed,
