diff --git a/include/nuttx/lib/lib.h b/include/nuttx/lib/lib.h
index 2b2e1f63db4..95ed98c8aaf 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/lib/lib.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/lib/lib.h
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@ extern "C"
  * Public Function Prototypes
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-/* Hook for library initialization.  No is needed now, however */
-
-#define lib_initialize()
-
 /* Functions contained in lib_streams.c *************************************/
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FILE_STREAM
diff --git a/sched/init/nx_start.c b/sched/init/nx_start.c
index 0f034aeb22d..5a9ee3eeaff 100644
--- a/sched/init/nx_start.c
+++ b/sched/init/nx_start.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <nuttx/sched.h>
 #include <nuttx/fs/fs.h>
 #include <nuttx/net/net.h>
-#include <nuttx/lib/lib.h>
 #include <nuttx/mm/iob.h>
 #include <nuttx/mm/mm.h>
 #include <nuttx/mm/shm.h>
@@ -709,12 +708,6 @@ void nx_start(void)
   shm_initialize();
 #endif
 
-  /* Initialize the C libraries.  This is done last because the libraries
-   * may depend on the above.
-   */
-
-  lib_initialize();
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_BINFMT_DISABLE
   /* Initialize the binfmt system */