diff --git a/contrib/depends/builders/darwin.mk b/contrib/depends/builders/darwin.mk
index 27f550ab0..0bd547786 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/builders/darwin.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/builders/darwin.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ darwin_CXX:=$(shell xcrun -f clang++) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) -s
 darwin_AR:=$(shell xcrun -f ar)
 darwin_RANLIB:=$(shell xcrun -f ranlib)
 darwin_STRIP:=$(shell xcrun -f strip)
-darwin_LIBTOOL:=$(shell xcrun -f libtool)
 darwin_OTOOL:=$(shell xcrun -f otool)
 darwin_NM:=$(shell xcrun -f nm)
 darwin_INSTALL_NAME_TOOL:=$(shell xcrun -f install_name_tool)
diff --git a/contrib/depends/funcs.mk b/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
index 54cdf42e7..9fd4b7364 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ $(1)_objc=$$($$($(1)_type)_OBJC)
 $(1)_objcxx=$$($$($(1)_type)_OBJCXX)
 $(1)_ar=$$($$($(1)_type)_AR)
 $(1)_ranlib=$$($$($(1)_type)_RANLIB)
-$(1)_libtool=$$($$($(1)_type)_LIBTOOL)
 $(1)_nm=$$($$($(1)_type)_NM)
 $(1)_cflags=$$($$($(1)_type)_CFLAGS) \
             $$($$($(1)_type)_$$(release_type)_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/contrib/depends/hosts/default.mk b/contrib/depends/hosts/default.mk
index 2e7f9fa23..925e3c97b 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/hosts/default.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/hosts/default.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ default_host_CXX = $(host_toolchain)g++
 default_host_AR = $(host_toolchain)ar
 default_host_RANLIB = $(host_toolchain)ranlib
 default_host_STRIP = $(host_toolchain)strip
-default_host_LIBTOOL = $(host_toolchain)libtool
 default_host_INSTALL_NAME_TOOL = $(host_toolchain)install_name_tool
 default_host_OTOOL = $(host_toolchain)otool
 default_host_NM = $(host_toolchain)nm
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages.md b/contrib/depends/packages.md
index ae5b47327..9b6921725 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages.md
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages.md
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ $(package)_objc
 $(package)_objcxx
 $(package)_ar
 $(package)_ranlib
-$(package)_libtool
 $(package)_nm
 $(package)_cflags
 $(package)_cxxflags
diff --git a/contrib/guix/manifest.scm b/contrib/guix/manifest.scm
index 301459c4d..2460ae613 100644
--- a/contrib/guix/manifest.scm
+++ b/contrib/guix/manifest.scm
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ chain for " target " development."))
 
         ;; Build tools
         gnu-make
-        libtool
         autoconf-2.71 ; defaults to 2.69, which does not recognize the aarch64-apple-darwin target
         automake
         pkg-config