diff --git a/build/ci.go b/build/ci.go
index e37a1d222..56437d07a 100644
--- a/build/ci.go
+++ b/build/ci.go
@@ -213,10 +213,7 @@ func doInstall(cmdline []string) {
 
 	// Configure the build.
 	env := build.Env()
-	if *staticlink {
-		env.StaticLink = true
-	}
-	gobuild := tc.Go("build", buildFlags(env)...)
+	gobuild := tc.Go("build", buildFlags(env, *staticlink)...)
 
 	// arm64 CI builders are memory-constrained and can't handle concurrent builds,
 	// better disable it. This check isn't the best, it should probably
@@ -249,7 +246,7 @@ func doInstall(cmdline []string) {
 }
 
 // buildFlags returns the go tool flags for building.
-func buildFlags(env build.Environment) (flags []string) {
+func buildFlags(env build.Environment, staticlink bool) (flags []string) {
 	var ld []string
 	if env.Commit != "" {
 		ld = append(ld, "-X", "main.gitCommit="+env.Commit)
@@ -264,7 +261,7 @@ func buildFlags(env build.Environment) (flags []string) {
 	// alpine Linux.
 	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
 		staticlinkflag := ""
-		if env.StaticLink {
+		if staticlink {
 			staticlinkflag = "-static"
 		}
 		ld = append(ld, "-extldflags", fmt.Sprintf("' -Wl,-z,stack-size=0x800000 %s'", staticlinkflag))
diff --git a/internal/build/env.go b/internal/build/env.go
index 852b1f369..d70c0d50a 100644
--- a/internal/build/env.go
+++ b/internal/build/env.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ var (
 	BuildnumFlag    = flag.String("buildnum", "", `Overrides CI build number`)
 	PullRequestFlag = flag.Bool("pull-request", false, `Overrides pull request status of the build`)
 	CronJobFlag     = flag.Bool("cron-job", false, `Overrides cron job status of the build`)
-	StaticLink      = flag.Bool("static-link", false, `Overrides static link status of the build`)
 )
 
 // Environment contains metadata provided by the build environment.
@@ -46,12 +45,11 @@ type Environment struct {
 	Buildnum                  string
 	IsPullRequest             bool
 	IsCronJob                 bool
-	StaticLink                bool
 }
 
 func (env Environment) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s env (commit:%s date:%s branch:%s tag:%s buildnum:%s pr:%t static:%t)",
-		env.Name, env.Commit, env.Date, env.Branch, env.Tag, env.Buildnum, env.IsPullRequest, env.StaticLink)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s env (commit:%s date:%s branch:%s tag:%s buildnum:%s pr:%t)",
+		env.Name, env.Commit, env.Date, env.Branch, env.Tag, env.Buildnum, env.IsPullRequest)
 }
 
 // Env returns metadata about the current CI environment, falling back to LocalEnv
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ func Env() Environment {
 			Buildnum:      os.Getenv("TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER"),
 			IsPullRequest: os.Getenv("TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST") != "false",
 			IsCronJob:     os.Getenv("TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE") == "cron",
-			StaticLink:    false,
 		}
 	case os.Getenv("CI") == "True" && os.Getenv("APPVEYOR") == "True":
 		commit := os.Getenv("APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_COMMIT")
@@ -92,7 +89,6 @@ func Env() Environment {
 			Buildnum:      os.Getenv("APPVEYOR_BUILD_NUMBER"),
 			IsPullRequest: os.Getenv("APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER") != "",
 			IsCronJob:     os.Getenv("APPVEYOR_SCHEDULED_BUILD") == "True",
-			StaticLink:    false,
 		}
 	default:
 		return LocalEnv()
@@ -172,8 +168,5 @@ func applyEnvFlags(env Environment) Environment {
 	if *CronJobFlag {
 		env.IsCronJob = true
 	}
-	if *StaticLink {
-		env.StaticLink = true
-	}
 	return env
 }