diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 1e1ca45..514c236 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -27,6 +27,3 @@ COMPATSRC = explicit_bzero.c
 #CPPFLAGS = -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_NETBSD_SOURCE
 # On OpenBSD set COMPATSRC to empty
 #COMPATSRC =
-
-# compiler and linker
-CC = cc