diff --git a/build/ltlib.mk b/build/ltlib.mk
index 0354198c745..1474621afa6 100644
--- a/build/ltlib.mk
+++ b/build/ltlib.mk
@@ -29,5 +29,3 @@ targets = $(LTLIBRARY_NAME)
 include $(topsrcdir)/build/rules.mk
 include $(topsrcdir)/build/library.mk
 
-# CC = insure
-CC = gcc