diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 157e5e154..d3aec4aa2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -750,14 +750,6 @@ case $host in
     ;;
 esac
 
-# Gitian uses a config.site that sets depends_prefix, and then sets --prefix=/
-# build.sh just uses --prefix
-if test x$depends_prefix != x; then
-  LIBSNARK_DEPINST="$depends_prefix"
-else
-  LIBSNARK_DEPINST="$prefix"
-fi
-
 # Additional Zcash flags
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fwrapv],[CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fwrapv"])
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fno-strict-aliasing],[CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing"])
@@ -895,7 +887,6 @@ AC_SUBST(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(ZMQ_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(GMP_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(GMPXX_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(LIBSNARK_DEPINST)
 AC_SUBST(LIBZCASH_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(PROTON_LIBS)
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile src/Makefile doc/man/Makefile src/test/buildenv.py])
@@ -926,7 +917,7 @@ unset PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR
 PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$PKGCONFIG_LIBDIR_TEMP"
 
 ac_configure_args="${ac_configure_args} --disable-shared --with-pic --with-bignum=no --enable-module-recovery"
-AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([src/secp256k1 src/snark src/univalue])
+AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([src/secp256k1 src/univalue])
 
 AC_OUTPUT
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index e258541f5..f3f8de706 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ BITCOIN_CONFIG_INCLUDES=-I$(builddir)/config
 BITCOIN_INCLUDES=-I$(builddir) -I$(builddir)/obj $(BDB_CPPFLAGS) $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) $(LEVELDB_CPPFLAGS) $(CRYPTO_CFLAGS) $(SSL_CFLAGS)
 
 BITCOIN_INCLUDES += -I$(srcdir)/secp256k1/include
-BITCOIN_INCLUDES += -I$(srcdir)/snark
-BITCOIN_INCLUDES += -I$(srcdir)/snark/libsnark
 BITCOIN_INCLUDES += -I$(srcdir)/univalue/include
 
 LIBBITCOIN_SERVER=libbitcoin_server.a
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@ LIBBITCOIN_CLI=libbitcoin_cli.a
 LIBBITCOIN_UTIL=libbitcoin_util.a
 LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO=crypto/libbitcoin_crypto.a
 LIBSECP256K1=secp256k1/libsecp256k1.la
-LIBSNARK=snark/libsnark.a
 LIBUNIVALUE=univalue/libunivalue.la
 LIBZCASH=libzcash.a
 
@@ -60,18 +57,6 @@ endif
 $(LIBSECP256K1): $(wildcard secp256k1/src/*) $(wildcard secp256k1/include/*)
 	$(AM_V_at)$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(@D) $(@F)
 
-LIBSNARK_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIC_FLAGS) -DBINARY_OUTPUT -DNO_PT_COMPRESSION=1 -fstack-protector-all
-LIBSNARK_CONFIG_FLAGS = CURVE=ALT_BN128 NO_PROCPS=1 NO_DOCS=1 STATIC=1 NO_SUPERCOP=1 FEATUREFLAGS=-DMONTGOMERY_OUTPUT NO_COPY_DEPINST=1 NO_COMPILE_LIBGTEST=1
-if TARGET_DARWIN
-LIBSNARK_CONFIG_FLAGS += PLATFORM=darwin
-endif
-
-$(LIBSNARK): $(wildcard snark/src/*)
-	$(AM_V_at) CC="$(CC)" CXX="$(CXX)" AR="$(AR)" CXXFLAGS="$(LIBSNARK_CXXFLAGS)" $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C snark/ DEPINST="$(LIBSNARK_DEPINST)" $(LIBSNARK_CONFIG_FLAGS) OPTFLAGS="-O2 -march=x86-64"
-
-libsnark-tests: $(wildcard snark/src/*)
-	$(AM_V_at) CC="$(CC)" CXX="$(CXX)" AR="$(AR)" CXXFLAGS="$(LIBSNARK_CXXFLAGS)" $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C snark/ check DEPINST="$(LIBSNARK_DEPINST)" $(LIBSNARK_CONFIG_FLAGS) OPTFLAGS="-O2 -march=x86-64"
-
 $(LIBUNIVALUE): $(wildcard univalue/lib/*) $(wildcard univalue/include/*)
 	$(AM_V_at)$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(@D) $(@F)
 
@@ -114,7 +99,7 @@ LIBZCASH_H = \
   zcash/Zcash.h \
   zcash/zip32.h
 
-.PHONY: FORCE collate-libsnark check-symbols check-security
+.PHONY: FORCE check-symbols check-security
 # bitcoin core #
 BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   addressindex.h \
@@ -455,7 +440,6 @@ zcashd_LDADD = \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_PROTON) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) \
   $(LIBZCASH) \
-  $(LIBSNARK) \
   $(LIBLEVELDB) \
   $(LIBMEMENV) \
   $(LIBSECP256K1)
@@ -491,7 +475,6 @@ zcash_cli_LDADD = \
   $(CRYPTO_LIBS) \
   $(EVENT_LIBS) \
   $(LIBZCASH) \
-  $(LIBSNARK) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) \
   $(LIBZCASH_LIBS)
 #
@@ -513,7 +496,6 @@ zcash_tx_LDADD = \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) \
   $(LIBSECP256K1) \
   $(LIBZCASH) \
-  $(LIBSNARK) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) \
   $(LIBZCASH_LIBS)
 
@@ -573,12 +555,11 @@ CLEANFILES = leveldb/libleveldb.a leveldb/libmemenv.a *.gcda *.gcno */*.gcno wal
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = obj/build.h
 
-EXTRA_DIST = leveldb snark
+EXTRA_DIST = leveldb
 
 clean-local:
 	-$(MAKE) -C leveldb clean
 	-$(MAKE) -C secp256k1 clean
-	-$(MAKE) -C snark clean
 	-$(MAKE) -C univalue clean
 	rm -f leveldb/*/*.gcno leveldb/helpers/memenv/*.gcno
 	-rm -f config.h
diff --git a/src/Makefile.gtest.include b/src/Makefile.gtest.include
index be5931033..474dd31e5 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.gtest.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.gtest.include
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ if ENABLE_WALLET
 zcash_gtest_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET)
 endif
 
-zcash_gtest_LDADD += $(LIBZCASH_CONSENSUS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(LIBZCASH) $(LIBSNARK) $(LIBZCASH_LIBS)
+zcash_gtest_LDADD += $(LIBZCASH_CONSENSUS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(LIBZCASH) $(LIBZCASH_LIBS)
 
 if ENABLE_PROTON
 zcash_gtest_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_PROTON) $(PROTON_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.test.include b/src/Makefile.test.include
index e65b35a45..42ca0d138 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.test.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.test.include
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ test_test_bitcoin_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_C
   $(LIBLEVELDB) $(LIBMEMENV) $(BOOST_LIBS) $(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB) $(LIBSECP256K1) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS)
 test_test_bitcoin_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 
-test_test_bitcoin_LDADD += $(LIBZCASH_CONSENSUS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(LIBZCASH) $(LIBSNARK) $(LIBZCASH_LIBS)
+test_test_bitcoin_LDADD += $(LIBZCASH_CONSENSUS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(LIBZCASH) $(LIBZCASH_LIBS)
 test_test_bitcoin_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS) -static
 
 if ENABLE_ZMQ