diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index df59c6bc..2e9cae24 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ test/broker/c/auth_plugin.so
 test/broker/c/*.test
 
 lib/cpp/libmosquittopp.so*
+lib/cpp/libmosquittopp.a
 lib/libmosquitto.so*
 lib/libmosquitto.a
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 22f4a6d1..28d4c555 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,37 @@
 include ../config.mk
-include objects.mk
 
 .PHONY : really clean install
 
+MOSQ_OBJS=mosquitto.o \
+		  handle_connack.o \
+		  handle_ping.o \
+		  handle_pubackcomp.o \
+		  handle_publish.o \
+		  handle_pubrec.o \
+		  handle_pubrel.o \
+		  handle_suback.o \
+		  handle_unsuback.o \
+		  helpers.o \
+		  logging_mosq.o \
+		  memory_mosq.o \
+		  messages_mosq.o \
+		  net_mosq.o \
+		  packet_mosq.o \
+		  read_handle.o \
+		  send_connect.o \
+		  send_disconnect.o \
+		  send_mosq.o \
+		  send_publish.o \
+		  send_subscribe.o \
+		  send_unsubscribe.o \
+		  socks_mosq.o \
+		  srv_mosq.o \
+		  thread_mosq.o \
+		  time_mosq.o \
+		  tls_mosq.o \
+		  util_mosq.o \
+		  will_mosq.o
+
 ALL_DEPS=libmosquitto.so.${SOVERSION}
 
 ifeq ($(WITH_STATIC_LIBRARIES),yes)
@@ -36,10 +65,10 @@ clean :
 	-rm -f *.o libmosquitto.so.${SOVERSION} libmosquitto.so libmosquitto.a
 	$(MAKE) -C cpp clean
 
-libmosquitto.so.${SOVERSION} : ${MOSQ_C_OBJS}
+libmosquitto.so.${SOVERSION} : ${MOSQ_OBJS}
 	${CROSS_COMPILE}$(CC) -shared $(LIB_LDFLAGS) $^ -o $@ ${LIB_LIBS}
 
-libmosquitto.a : ${MOSQ_C_OBJS}
+libmosquitto.a : ${MOSQ_OBJS}
 	${CROSS_COMPILE}$(AR) cr $@ $^
 
 mosquitto.o : mosquitto.c mosquitto.h
diff --git a/lib/cpp/Makefile b/lib/cpp/Makefile
index 28b0e5e5..00c5a757 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/Makefile
+++ b/lib/cpp/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 include ../../config.mk
-include ../objects.mk
 
 ifneq ($(UNAME),SunOS)
 	LIB_LDFLAGS:=$(LDFLAGS) -Wl,-soname,libmosquittopp.so.${SOVERSION}
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ clean :
 libmosquittopp.so.${SOVERSION} : mosquittopp.o
 	${CROSS_COMPILE}$(CXX) -shared $(LIB_LDFLAGS) $< -o $@ ../libmosquitto.so.${SOVERSION}
 
-libmosquittopp.a : mosquittopp.o ${MOSQ_C_OBJS}
+libmosquittopp.a : mosquittopp.o
 	${CROSS_COMPILE}$(AR) cr $@ $^
 
 mosquittopp.o : mosquittopp.cpp mosquittopp.h
diff --git a/lib/objects.mk b/lib/objects.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 734865cc..00000000
--- a/lib/objects.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-MOSQ_C_OBJ_NAMES=mosquitto.o \
-		  handle_connack.o \
-		  handle_ping.o \
-		  handle_pubackcomp.o \
-		  handle_publish.o \
-		  handle_pubrec.o \
-		  handle_pubrel.o \
-		  handle_suback.o \
-		  handle_unsuback.o \
-		  helpers.o \
-		  logging_mosq.o \
-		  memory_mosq.o \
-		  messages_mosq.o \
-		  net_mosq.o \
-		  packet_mosq.o \
-		  read_handle.o \
-		  send_connect.o \
-		  send_disconnect.o \
-		  send_mosq.o \
-		  send_publish.o \
-		  send_subscribe.o \
-		  send_unsubscribe.o \
-		  socks_mosq.o \
-		  srv_mosq.o \
-		  thread_mosq.o \
-		  time_mosq.o \
-		  tls_mosq.o \
-		  util_mosq.o \
-		  will_mosq.o
-
-CURDIR=$(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
-MOSQ_C_OBJS=$(addprefix $(CURDIR), $(MOSQ_C_OBJ_NAMES))