diff --git a/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.C b/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.C
index 111cca4e5..767538191 100644
--- a/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.C
+++ b/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.C
@@ -431,15 +431,12 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::decompositionMethod> Foam::decompositionMethod::New
     const dictionary& decompositionDict
 )
 {
-    loadExternalLibraries();
+    word methodName(decompositionDict.lookup("method"));
 
-    word decompositionMethodTypeName(decompositionDict.lookup("method"));
-
-    Info<< "Selecting decompositionMethod "
-        << decompositionMethodTypeName << endl;
+    Info<< "Selecting decompositionMethod " << methodName << endl;
 
     dictionaryConstructorTable::iterator cstrIter =
-        dictionaryConstructorTablePtr_->find(decompositionMethodTypeName);
+        dictionaryConstructorTablePtr_->find(methodName);
 
     if (cstrIter == dictionaryConstructorTablePtr_->end())
     {
@@ -448,7 +445,7 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::decompositionMethod> Foam::decompositionMethod::New
             "decompositionMethod::New"
             "(const dictionary& decompositionDict)"
         )   << "Unknown decompositionMethod "
-            << decompositionMethodTypeName << endl << endl
+            << methodName << endl << endl
             << "Valid decompositionMethods are : " << endl
             << dictionaryConstructorTablePtr_->sortedToc()
             << exit(FatalError);
@@ -464,15 +461,13 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::decompositionMethod> Foam::decompositionMethod::New
     const polyMesh& mesh
 )
 {
-    loadExternalLibraries();
-
-    word decompositionMethodTypeName(decompositionDict.lookup("method"));
+    word methodName(decompositionDict.lookup("method"));
 
     Info<< "Selecting decompositionMethod "
-        << decompositionMethodTypeName << endl;
+        << methodName << endl;
 
     dictionaryMeshConstructorTable::iterator cstrIter =
-        dictionaryMeshConstructorTablePtr_->find(decompositionMethodTypeName);
+        dictionaryMeshConstructorTablePtr_->find(methodName);
 
     if (cstrIter == dictionaryMeshConstructorTablePtr_->end())
     {
@@ -482,7 +477,7 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::decompositionMethod> Foam::decompositionMethod::New
             "(const dictionary& decompositionDict, "
             "const polyMesh& mesh)"
         )   << "Unknown decompositionMethod "
-            << decompositionMethodTypeName << endl << endl
+            << methodName << endl << endl
             << "Valid decompositionMethods are : " << endl
             << dictionaryMeshConstructorTablePtr_->sortedToc()
             << exit(FatalError);
@@ -491,30 +486,6 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::decompositionMethod> Foam::decompositionMethod::New
     return autoPtr<decompositionMethod>(cstrIter()(decompositionDict, mesh));
 }
 
-void Foam::decompositionMethod::loadExternalLibraries()
-{
-    wordList libNames(3);
-    
-    libNames[0] = word("scotchDecomp");
-    libNames[1] = word("metisDecomp");
-    libNames[2] = word("parMetisDecomp");
-
-    forAll (libNames,i)
-    {
-        const word libName("lib"+libNames[i]+".so");
-
-        bool ok = dlLibraryTable::open(libName);
-
-        if (!ok)
-        {
-            WarningIn("decompositionMethod::loadExternalLibraries()")
-                << "Loading of decomposition library " << libName
-                << " unsuccesful. Some decomposition methods may not be "
-                << "available"
-                << endl;
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
diff --git a/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.H b/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.H
index 9bf99744a..ef329ebe3 100644
--- a/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.H
+++ b/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.H
@@ -113,10 +113,6 @@ private:
         //- Disallow default bitwise assignment
         void operator=(const decompositionMethod&);
 
-        //- Load missing libraries to avoid compile-time linking
-        //  to external dependencies
-        static void loadExternalLibraries();
-
 
 public: