--- a/direct-sqlcipher.cabal
+++ b/direct-sqlcipher.cabal
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@

     extra-libraries: dl

-    if !os(windows) && !os(android)
-      extra-libraries: pthread
-
     if flag(fulltextsearch)
       cc-options: -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS
                   -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS4 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS5