diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py
index e6f45c027b00..5a540077635d 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py
@@ -307,13 +307,7 @@ class ArmLtdClangCPPCompiler(ClangCPPCompiler):
 
 
 class AppleClangCPPCompiler(ClangCPPCompiler):
-    def language_stdlib_only_link_flags(self, env: 'Environment') -> T.List[str]:
-        # We need to apply the search prefix here, as these link arguments may
-        # be passed to a different compiler with a different set of default
-        # search paths, such as when using Clang for C/C++ and gfortran for
-        # fortran,
-        search_dirs = [f'-L{d}' for d in self.get_compiler_dirs(env, 'libraries')]
-        return search_dirs + ['-lc++']
+    pass
 
 
 class EmscriptenCPPCompiler(EmscriptenMixin, ClangCPPCompiler):