diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 91536c3ea..b0a44ee1b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -597,8 +597,8 @@ impl Build {
 
     /// Set the `-shared` flag.
     ///
-    /// When enabled, the compiler will produce a shared object which can
-    /// then be linked with other objects to form an executable.
+    /// The method is reserved for linking a shared library, currently
+    /// a no-op.
     ///
     /// # Example
     ///
@@ -615,18 +615,8 @@ impl Build {
 
     /// Set the `-static` flag.
     ///
-    /// When enabled on systems that support dynamic linking, this prevents
-    /// linking with the shared libraries.
+    /// This is a no-op method retained for backward compatibility.
     ///
-    /// # Example
-    ///
-    /// ```no_run
-    /// cc::Build::new()
-    ///     .file("src/foo.c")
-    ///     .shared_flag(true)
-    ///     .static_flag(true)
-    ///     .compile("foo");
-    /// ```
     pub fn static_flag(&mut self, static_flag: bool) -> &mut Build {
         self.static_flag = Some(static_flag);
         self
@@ -798,9 +788,8 @@ impl Build {
     /// ```no_run
     /// cc::Build::new()
     ///     .file("src/foo.c")
-    ///     .shared_flag(true)
     ///     .cpp_link_stdlib("stdc++")
-    ///     .compile("libfoo.so");
+    ///     .compile("foo");
     /// ```
     pub fn cpp_link_stdlib<'a, V: Into<Option<&'a str>>>(
         &mut self,
@@ -1843,14 +1832,6 @@ impl Build {
                     cmd.args.push("-finput-charset=utf-8".into());
                 }
 
-                if self.static_flag.is_none() {
-                    let features = self.getenv("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_FEATURE");
-                    let features = features.as_deref().unwrap_or_default();
-                    if features.contains("crt-static") {
-                        cmd.args.push("-static".into());
-                    }
-                }
-
                 // armv7 targets get to use armv7 instructions
                 if (target.starts_with("armv7") || target.starts_with("thumbv7"))
                     && (target.contains("-linux-") || target.contains("-kmc-solid_"))
@@ -2031,13 +2012,6 @@ impl Build {
             self.ios_watchos_flags(cmd)?;
         }
 
-        if self.static_flag.unwrap_or(false) {
-            cmd.args.push("-static".into());
-        }
-        if self.shared_flag.unwrap_or(false) {
-            cmd.args.push("-shared".into());
-        }
-
         if self.cpp {
             match (self.cpp_set_stdlib.as_ref(), cmd.family) {
                 (None, _) => {}
diff --git a/tests/test.rs b/tests/test.rs
index 161abd8ab..d6a342426 100644
--- a/tests/test.rs
+++ b/tests/test.rs
@@ -292,20 +292,6 @@ fn gnu_compile_assembly() {
     test.cmd(0).must_have("foo.S");
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn gnu_shared() {
-    reset_env();
-
-    let test = Test::gnu();
-    test.gcc()
-        .file("foo.c")
-        .shared_flag(true)
-        .static_flag(false)
-        .compile("foo");
-
-    test.cmd(0).must_have("-shared").must_not_have("-static");
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn gnu_flag_if_supported() {
     reset_env();
@@ -344,20 +330,6 @@ fn gnu_flag_if_supported_cpp() {
     test.cmd(0).must_have("-std=c++11");
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn gnu_static() {
-    reset_env();
-
-    let test = Test::gnu();
-    test.gcc()
-        .file("foo.c")
-        .shared_flag(false)
-        .static_flag(true)
-        .compile("foo");
-
-    test.cmd(0).must_have("-static").must_not_have("-shared");
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn gnu_no_dash_dash() {
     let test = Test::gnu();