diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 4ec07a36a51..0010dcb6d27 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -3535,33 +3535,6 @@ def doConfigure(myenv):
         myenv.AddMethod(
             functools.partial(var_func, var=var, func=CheckFlag), f"Check{var}Supported")
 
-    if myenv.ToolchainIs('gcc', 'clang'):
-        # This tells clang/gcc to use the gold linker if it is available - we prefer the gold linker
-        # because it is much faster. Don't use it if the user has already configured another linker
-        # selection manually.
-        if any(flag.startswith('-fuse-ld=') for flag in env['LINKFLAGS']):
-            myenv.FatalError(
-                f"Use the '--linker' option instead of modifying the LINKFLAGS directly.")
-
-        linker_ld = get_option('linker')
-        if linker_ld == 'auto':
-            if not env.TargetOSIs('darwin', 'macOS'):
-                if not myenv.AddToLINKFLAGSIfSupported('-fuse-ld=lld'):
-                    myenv.FatalError(
-                        f"The recommended linker 'lld' is not supported with the current compiler configuration, you can try the 'gold' linker with '--linker=gold'."
-                    )
-        elif link_model.startswith("dynamic") and linker_ld == 'bfd':
-            # BFD is not supported due to issues with it causing warnings from some of
-            # the third party libraries that mongodb is linked with:
-            # https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-49465
-            myenv.FatalError(f"Linker {linker_ld} is not supported with dynamic link model builds.")
-        else:
-            if not myenv.AddToLINKFLAGSIfSupported(f'-fuse-ld={linker_ld}'):
-                myenv.FatalError(f"Linker {linker_ld} could not be configured.")
-
-        if has_option('gcov') and myenv.AddToCCFLAGSIfSupported('-fprofile-update=single'):
-            myenv.AppendUnique(LINKFLAGS=['-fprofile-update=single'])
-
     detectCompiler = Configure(
         myenv,
         help=False,