diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index d4aabb2f1dd..93555786c66 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Unreleased
+----------
+
+- No longer emit linkopts(javascript) in META files (#8168, @hhugo)
+
 3.10.0 (2023-07-31)
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/gen_meta.ml b/src/dune_rules/gen_meta.ml
index 3f4a296a759..f02946e37d3 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/gen_meta.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/gen_meta.ml
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ module Pub_name = struct
     let pkg, xs = Lib_name.split s in
     of_list (Package.Name.to_string pkg :: xs)
 
-  let rec root = function
-    | Dot (t, _) -> root t
-    | Id n -> n
-
   let to_list =
     let rec loop acc = function
       | Dot (t, n) -> loop (n :: acc) t
@@ -64,7 +60,7 @@ let archives ?(preds = []) lib =
   ; plugin (preds @ [ Pos "native" ]) (make plugins.native)
   ]
 
-let gen_lib pub_name lib ~path ~version =
+let gen_lib pub_name lib ~version =
   let open Memo.O in
   let info = Lib.info lib in
   let synopsis = Lib_info.synopsis info in
@@ -161,14 +157,8 @@ let gen_lib pub_name lib ~path ~version =
     ; (match Lib_info.jsoo_runtime info with
       | [] -> []
       | l ->
-        let root = Pub_name.root pub_name in
         let l = List.map l ~f:Path.basename in
-        [ rule "linkopts" [ Pos "javascript" ] Set
-            (List.map l
-               ~f:(sprintf "+%s/%s" (String.concat ~sep:"/" (root :: path)))
-            |> String.concat ~sep:" ")
-        ; rule "jsoo_runtime" [] Set (String.concat l ~sep:" ")
-        ])
+        [ rule "jsoo_runtime" [] Set (String.concat l ~sep:" ") ])
     ]
 
 let gen ~(package : Package.t) ~add_directory_entry entries =
@@ -190,7 +180,7 @@ let gen ~(package : Package.t) ~add_directory_entry entries =
           match Pub_name.to_list pub_name with
           | [] -> assert false
           | package :: path ->
-            let pub_name, path =
+            let pub_name =
               match Lib_info.status info with
               | Private (_, None) ->
                 (* Not possible b/c we wouldn't be generating a META file for a
@@ -206,12 +196,10 @@ let gen ~(package : Package.t) ~add_directory_entry entries =
                   let name = Package.name pkg in
                   Pub_name.of_list (Package.Name.to_string name :: path)
                 in
-                (pub_name, path)
-              | _ -> (pub_name, path)
-            in
-            let+ entries =
-              gen_lib pub_name ~path (Lib.Local.to_lib lib) ~version
+                pub_name
+              | _ -> pub_name
             in
+            let+ entries = gen_lib pub_name (Lib.Local.to_lib lib) ~version in
             (pub_name, entries))
         | Deprecated_library_name
             { old_name = old_public_name, _
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/meta-gen.t/run.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/meta-gen.t/run.t
index 648815004fa..8a939042406 100644
--- a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/meta-gen.t/run.t
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/meta-gen.t/run.t
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@
     archive(native) = "foobar_runtime_lib2.cmxa"
     plugin(byte) = "foobar_runtime_lib2.cma"
     plugin(native) = "foobar_runtime_lib2.cmxs"
-    linkopts(javascript) = "+foobar/runtime-lib2/foobar_runtime.js
-                            +foobar/runtime-lib2/foobar_runtime2.js"
     jsoo_runtime = "foobar_runtime.js foobar_runtime2.js"
   )
   package "sub" (