diff --git a/src/auditor/Makefile.am b/src/auditor/Makefile.am
index b2219e357..322e61799 100644
--- a/src/auditor/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/auditor/Makefile.am
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ taler_auditor_httpd_LDADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/src/mhd/libtalermhd.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/util/libtalerutil.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/json/libtalerjson.la \
-  $(top_builddir)/src/wire/libtalerwire.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/auditordb/libtalerauditordb.la \
   -lmicrohttpd \
   -ljansson \
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ taler_wire_auditor_LDADD = \
   $(LIBGCRYPT_LIBS) \
   $(top_builddir)/src/util/libtalerutil.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/json/libtalerjson.la \
-  $(top_builddir)/src/wire/libtalerwire.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/bank-lib/libtalerbank.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/exchangedb/libtalerexchangedb.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/auditordb/libtalerauditordb.la \
diff --git a/src/benchmark/Makefile.am b/src/benchmark/Makefile.am
index c22da864b..03dfdf3b5 100644
--- a/src/benchmark/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/benchmark/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ taler_exchange_benchmark_SOURCES = \
   taler-exchange-benchmark.c
 taler_exchange_benchmark_LDADD = \
   $(LIBGCRYPT_LIBS) \
-  $(top_builddir)/src/wire/libtalerwire.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/json/libtalerjson.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/util/libtalerutil.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/lib/libtalerexchange.la \
@@ -31,5 +30,4 @@ taler_exchange_benchmark_LDADD = \
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
   benchmark.conf \
-  exchange_benchmark_home/.local/share/taler/exchange/offline-keys/master.priv 
-
+  exchange_benchmark_home/.local/share/taler/exchange/offline-keys/master.priv
diff --git a/src/exchange-tools/Makefile.am b/src/exchange-tools/Makefile.am
index 0b9a2d528..0a4bd6fe8 100644
--- a/src/exchange-tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/exchange-tools/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ taler_wire_SOURCES = \
 taler_wire_LDADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/src/util/libtalerutil.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/bank-lib/libtalerbank.la \
-  $(top_builddir)/src/wire/libtalerwire.la \
   -lgnunetcurl \
   -lgnunetutil
 
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ taler_exchange_keyup_LDADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/src/util/libtalerutil.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/pq/libtalerpq.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/bank-lib/libtalerbank.la \
-  $(top_builddir)/src/wire/libtalerwire.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/exchangedb/libtalerexchangedb.la \
   -lgnunetutil $(XLIB)
 taler_exchange_keyup_LDFLAGS = $(POSTGRESQL_LDFLAGS)
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@ taler_exchange_wire_LDADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/src/json/libtalerjson.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/exchangedb/libtalerexchangedb.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/bank-lib/libtalerbank.la \
-  $(top_builddir)/src/wire/libtalerwire.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/util/libtalerutil.la \
   -lgnunetjson \
   -lgnunetutil \
diff --git a/src/exchange/Makefile.am b/src/exchange/Makefile.am
index 9b229479c..81dcf2bd3 100644
--- a/src/exchange/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/exchange/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ taler_exchange_aggregator_LDADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/src/json/libtalerjson.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/util/libtalerutil.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/bank-lib/libtalerbank.la \
-  $(top_builddir)/src/wire/libtalerwire.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/exchangedb/libtalerexchangedb.la \
   -ljansson \
   -lgnunetcurl \
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ taler_exchange_wirewatch_LDADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/src/json/libtalerjson.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/util/libtalerutil.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/bank-lib/libtalerbank.la \
-  $(top_builddir)/src/wire/libtalerwire.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/exchangedb/libtalerexchangedb.la \
   -ljansson \
   -lgnunetcurl \
@@ -72,7 +70,6 @@ taler_exchange_httpd_SOURCES = \
 taler_exchange_httpd_LDADD = \
   $(LIBGCRYPT_LIBS) \
   $(top_builddir)/src/bank-lib/libtalerbank.la \
-  $(top_builddir)/src/wire/libtalerwire.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/mhd/libtalermhd.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/json/libtalerjson.la \
   $(top_builddir)/src/exchangedb/libtalerexchangedb.la \