diff --git a/mdds.spec b/mdds.spec
index 8c5ea0c..05953b2 100644
--- a/mdds.spec
+++ b/mdds.spec
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ Headers for %{name}.
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -n %{name}_%{version} -p1
-# this is only used in tests
-sed -i -e '/^CPPFLAGS_NODEBUG=/s/=.*/="%{optflags}"/' configure
 
 %build
 %configure