diff --git a/rust/library.go b/rust/library.go
index 96c02c832..ba73f27fd 100644
--- a/rust/library.go
+++ b/rust/library.go
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ type LibraryMutatedProperties struct {
 	VariantIsRlib bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	// This variant is a shared library
 	VariantIsShared bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
-	// This variant is a static library
-	VariantIsStatic bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	// This variant is a source provider
 	VariantIsSource bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
 
@@ -179,7 +177,7 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) shared() bool {
 }
 
 func (library *libraryDecorator) static() bool {
-	return library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsStatic
+	return false
 }
 
 func (library *libraryDecorator) source() bool {
@@ -205,14 +203,12 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) buildStatic() bool {
 func (library *libraryDecorator) setRlib() {
 	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsRlib = true
 	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsDylib = false
-	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsStatic = false
 	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsShared = false
 }
 
 func (library *libraryDecorator) setDylib() {
 	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsRlib = false
 	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsDylib = true
-	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsStatic = false
 	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsShared = false
 }
 
@@ -229,17 +225,13 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) setDylibStd() {
 }
 
 func (library *libraryDecorator) setShared() {
-	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsStatic = false
 	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsShared = true
 	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsRlib = false
 	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsDylib = false
 }
 
 func (library *libraryDecorator) setStatic() {
-	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsStatic = true
-	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsShared = false
-	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsRlib = false
-	library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsDylib = false
+	panic(fmt.Errorf("static variant is not supported for rust modules, use the rlib variant instead"))
 }
 
 func (library *libraryDecorator) setSource() {