diff --git a/etc/apps/paraview3/bashrc b/etc/apps/paraview3/bashrc
index 0eabe3c5b4..8c107e6638 100644
--- a/etc/apps/paraview3/bashrc
+++ b/etc/apps/paraview3/bashrc
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ fi
 
 if [ -r $ParaView_DIR ]; then
     export PATH=$ParaView_DIR/bin:$PATH
-    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ParaView_DIR/lib/paraview-$ParaView_VERSION:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-
     export PV_PLUGIN_PATH=$FOAM_LIBBIN
 fi
 
diff --git a/etc/apps/paraview3/cshrc b/etc/apps/paraview3/cshrc
index 777dd582a2..d6990f48d4 100644
--- a/etc/apps/paraview3/cshrc
+++ b/etc/apps/paraview3/cshrc
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ endif
 
 if ( -r $ParaView_INST_DIR ) then
     set path=($ParaView_DIR/bin $path)
-    setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $ParaView_DIR/lib/paraview-$ParaView_VERSION:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-
     setenv PV_PLUGIN_PATH $FOAM_LIBBIN
 endif