diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 07a5a1e..089da7c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ $(SHARED_OUTDIR)/$(SHARED_LIB3): $(SHARED_LIBOBJECTS)
 
 endif  # PLATFORM_SHARED_EXT
 
-all: $(SHARED_LIBS) $(SHARED_PROGRAMS) $(STATIC_OUTDIR)/libleveldb.a $(STATIC_OUTDIR)/libmemenv.a $(STATIC_PROGRAMS)
+all: $(STATIC_OUTDIR)/libleveldb.a
 
 check: $(STATIC_PROGRAMS)
 	for t in $(notdir $(TESTS)); do echo "***** Running $$t"; $(STATIC_OUTDIR)/$$t || exit 1; done
diff --git a/build_detect_platform b/build_detect_platform
index bb76c4f..c403e91 100755
--- a/build_detect_platform
+++ b/build_detect_platform
@@ -190,24 +190,7 @@ EOF
         COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DLEVELDB_PLATFORM_POSIX"
     fi

-    # Test whether Snappy library is installed
-    # http://code.google.com/p/snappy/
-    $CXX $CXXFLAGS -x c++ - -o $CXXOUTPUT 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      #include <snappy.h>
-      int main() {}
-EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DSNAPPY"
-        PLATFORM_LIBS="$PLATFORM_LIBS -lsnappy"
-    fi
-
-    # Test whether tcmalloc is available
-    $CXX $CXXFLAGS -x c++ - -o $CXXOUTPUT -ltcmalloc 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      int main() {}
-EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        PLATFORM_LIBS="$PLATFORM_LIBS -ltcmalloc"
-    fi
+# Removed tests for TCMALLOC and SNAPPY to prevent additional dependencies.

     rm -f $CXXOUTPUT 2>/dev/null
 fi