diff --git a/modules/svg/SCsub b/modules/svg/SCsub
index e12abac8c1ca..a41e0703bdaf 100644
--- a/modules/svg/SCsub
+++ b/modules/svg/SCsub
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 Import('env')
-from compat import isbasestring
 
 # Thirdparty source files
 thirdparty_dir = "#thirdparty/nanosvg/"
@@ -10,23 +9,7 @@ thirdparty_sources = [
 ]
 thirdparty_sources = [thirdparty_dir + file for file in thirdparty_sources]
 
-# env.add_source_files(env.modules_sources, thirdparty_sources)
-
-lib = env.add_library("svg_builtin", thirdparty_sources)
-
-# Needs to be appended to arrive after libscene in the linker call,
-# but we don't want it to arrive *after* system libs, so manual hack
-# LIBS contains first SCons Library objects ("SCons.Node.FS.File object")
-# and then plain strings for system library. We insert between the two.
-inserted = False
-for idx, linklib in enumerate(env["LIBS"]):
-    if isbasestring(linklib): # first system lib such as "X11", otherwise SCons lib object
-        env["LIBS"].insert(idx, lib)
-        inserted = True
-        break
-if not inserted:
-    env.Append(LIBS=[lib])
-
+env.add_source_files(env.modules_sources, thirdparty_sources)
 env.Append(CPPPATH=[thirdparty_dir])
 env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-DSVG_ENABLED"])