diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cafffdcdce..8dd99a1db9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -216,8 +216,6 @@ endif
 #
 # Compiler configuration
 #
-CC=gcc
-CXX=g++
 
 # Executable file extension
 ifdef WIN32