Index: libmariadb/libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt
--- libmariadb/libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt.orig
+++ libmariadb/libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -452,15 +452,6 @@ INCLUDE(${CC_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/symlink.cmake)
 # of the config program. To make sure these programs can
 # use mariadb client library we provide libmysql symlinks
 
-IF(WITH_MYSQLCOMPAT)
-  create_symlink(libmysqlclient${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} libmariadb ${INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-  create_symlink(libmysqlclient_r${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} libmariadb ${INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-  IF(NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES AIX)
-    create_symlink(libmysqlclient${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} mariadbclient ${INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-    create_symlink(libmysqlclient_r${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} mariadbclient ${INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-  ENDIF()
-ENDIF()
-
 # In DEB layout, mariadbclient is already named libmariadb.a — skip the symlink.
 IF(NOT INSTALL_LAYOUT STREQUAL "DEB")
   create_symlink(libmariadb${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} mariadbclient ${INSTALL_LIBDIR})
