diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 04de1c1e..72aeaac5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2001-03-31  Gary V. Vaughan  <gvv@techie.com>
+
+	* ltmain.in: Remove the code for stripping duplicate deplibs
+	from libtool link lines -- duplicates are somtimes necessary
+	to satisfy inter-library dependencies, and never cause link to
+	fail even if they are spurious.
+	* tests/depdemo-dups.test: New file.  Make sure this bug doesn't
+	creep back in again!
+	* tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Use the new test above.
+
 2001-03-29  Edward M. Lee  <tailbert@yahoo.com>
 
 	* libtoolize.in: Check configure.ac and prefer configure.ac to
diff --git a/ltmain.in b/ltmain.in
index 1fe64040..2ef4ef52 100644
--- a/ltmain.in
+++ b/ltmain.in
@@ -2060,25 +2060,11 @@ compiler."
 	  vars="compile_deplibs finalize_deplibs"
 	fi
 	for var in $vars dependency_libs; do
-	  # Make sure that $var contains only unique libraries
-	  # and add them in reverse order
+	  # Add libraries to $var in reverse order
 	  eval tmp_libs=\"\$$var\"
 	  new_libs=
 	  for deplib in $tmp_libs; do
-	    case $deplib in
-	    -L*) new_libs="$deplib $new_libs" ;;
-	    *)
-	      case " $specialdeplibs " in
-	      *" $deplib "*) new_libs="$deplib $new_libs" ;;
-	      *)
-		case " $new_libs " in
-		*" $deplib "*) ;;
-		*) new_libs="$deplib $new_libs" ;;
-		esac
-		;;
-	      esac
-	      ;;
-	    esac
+	    new_libs="$deplib $new_libs"
 	  done
 	  tmp_libs=
 	  for deplib in $new_libs; do
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index c7ec7846..4eb4cb8c 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -5,28 +5,29 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnits
 TESTS = cdemo-static.test cdemo-make.test cdemo-exec.test \
 	demo-static.test demo-make.test demo-exec.test \
 	demo-inst.test demo-unst.test \
-	depdemo-static.test depdemo-make.test depdemo-exec.test \
-	depdemo-inst.test depdemo-unst.test \
+	depdemo-static.test depdemo-make.test depdemo-dups.test \
+	depdemo-exec.test depdemo-inst.test depdemo-unst.test \
 	mdemo-static.test mdemo-make.test mdemo-exec.test \
 	mdemo-inst.test mdemo-unst.test \
 	cdemo-conf.test cdemo-make.test cdemo-exec.test \
 	demo-conf.test demo-make.test demo-exec.test \
 	demo-inst.test demo-unst.test deplibs.test \
-	depdemo-conf.test depdemo-make.test depdemo-exec.test \
-	depdemo-inst.test depdemo-unst.test \
+	depdemo-conf.test depdemo-make.test depdemo-dups.test \
+	depdemo-exec.test depdemo-inst.test depdemo-unst.test \
 	mdemo-conf.test mdemo-make.test mdemo-exec.test \
 	mdemo-inst.test mdemo-unst.test dryrun.test \
 	demo-nofast.test demo-make.test demo-exec.test \
 	demo-inst.test demo-unst.test \
 	demo-pic.test demo-make.test demo-exec.test \
 	demo-nopic.test demo-make.test demo-exec.test \
-	depdemo-nofast.test depdemo-make.test depdemo-exec.test \
-	depdemo-inst.test depdemo-unst.test \
+	depdemo-nofast.test depdemo-make.test depdemo-dups.test \
+	depdemo-exec.test depdemo-inst.test depdemo-unst.test \
 	cdemo-shared.test cdemo-make.test cdemo-exec.test \
 	demo-shared.test demo-make.test demo-exec.test demo-inst.test \
 	hardcode.test build-relink.test noinst-link.test demo-unst.test \
-	depdemo-shared.test depdemo-make.test depdemo-exec.test \
-	depdemo-inst.test build-relink2.test depdemo-unst.test \
+	depdemo-shared.test depdemo-make.test depdemo-dups.test \
+	depdemo-exec.test depdemo-inst.test build-relink2.test \
+	depdemo-unst.test \
 	mdemo-shared.test mdemo-make.test mdemo-exec.test \
 	mdemo-inst.test mdemo-unst.test \
 	assign.test link.test link-2.test nomode.test \
diff --git a/tests/depdemo-dups.test b/tests/depdemo-dups.test
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ed527a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/depdemo-dups.test
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# depdemo-dups.test - check that duplicate deplibs are not removed
+
+# Test script header.
+need_prefix=no
+if test -z "$srcdir"; then
+  srcdir=`echo "$0" | sed 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
+  test "$srcdir" = "$0" && srcdir=.
+  test "${VERBOSE+set}" != "set" && VERBOSE=yes
+fi
+. $srcdir/defs || exit 1
+
+status=:
+
+# Check that things are built
+if test -f ../depdemo/l2/libl2.la; then :
+else
+  echo "You must run depdemo-make.test before $0" 1>&2
+  exit 77
+fi
+
+# Change to our build directory.
+cd ../depdemo || exit 1
+
+# Try to link with a library, and explicitly name its deplibs
+pwd=`pwd`
+result=`$libtool -n --mode=link gcc -o something $pwd/l2/libl2.la $pwd/l1/libl1.la` || status=false
+
+$status || exit 1
+
+echo "$result"
+case "$result" in
+*/libl1.*/libl1.*) ;;
+*)
+  echo "$0: duplicate deplibs should not be removed."
+  exit 1
+  ;;
+esac
+exit 0