diff --git a/media-libs/openjpeg/openjpeg-2.3.0.ebuild b/media-libs/openjpeg/openjpeg-2.3.0.ebuild
index 98b1535f6c9..3d829aea1d9 100644
--- a/media-libs/openjpeg/openjpeg-2.3.0.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/openjpeg/openjpeg-2.3.0.ebuild
@@ -50,24 +50,10 @@ multilib_src_configure() {
 		)
 
 	cmake-utils_src_configure
-
-	if use static-libs; then
-		mycmakeargs=(
-			-DOPENJPEG_INSTALL_LIB_DIR="$(get_libdir)"
-			-DBUILD_TESTING="$(usex test)"
-			-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
-			-DBUILD_CODEC="$(usex test)"
-			)
-		BUILD_DIR=${BUILD_DIR}_static cmake-utils_src_configure
-	fi
 }
 
 multilib_src_compile() {
 	cmake-utils_src_compile
-
-	if use static-libs; then
-		BUILD_DIR=${BUILD_DIR}_static cmake-utils_src_compile
-	fi
 }
 
 multilib_src_test() {
@@ -127,9 +113,9 @@ multilib_src_test() {
 }
 
 multilib_src_install() {
-	if use static-libs; then
-		BUILD_DIR=${BUILD_DIR}_static cmake-utils_src_install
-	fi
-
 	cmake-utils_src_install
+
+	if ! use static-libs; then
+		rm -v "${D}"/usr/lib*/lib*.a || die
+	fi
 }