diff --git a/platform/server/detect.py b/platform/server/detect.py
index 4d86ffd376f..8bc85f342d5 100644
--- a/platform/server/detect.py
+++ b/platform/server/detect.py
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ def configure(env):
         env.ParseConfig('pkg-config libwebp --cflags --libs')
 
     if (env['builtin_freetype'] == 'no'):
-        env['builtin_libpng'] = 'no'  # Freetype links against libpng
         env.ParseConfig('pkg-config freetype2 --cflags --libs')
 
     if (env['builtin_libpng'] == 'no'):
diff --git a/platform/x11/detect.py b/platform/x11/detect.py
index d8cd79297e5..857b147e141 100644
--- a/platform/x11/detect.py
+++ b/platform/x11/detect.py
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ def configure(env):
         env.ParseConfig('pkg-config libwebp --cflags --libs')
 
     if (env['builtin_freetype'] == 'no'):
-        env['builtin_libpng'] = 'no'  # Freetype links against libpng
         env.ParseConfig('pkg-config freetype2 --cflags --libs')
 
     if (env['builtin_libpng'] == 'no'):