diff --git a/f_check b/f_check
index 20281ea4d..2c0d7fcb9 100644
--- a/f_check
+++ b/f_check
@@ -391,10 +391,6 @@ if ($link ne "") {
 
 }
 
-if ($vendor eq "INTEL"){
-    $linker_a .= "-lgfortran"
-}
-
 if ($vendor eq "FLANG"){
     $linker_a .= "-lflang"
 }