diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0b83952a..b0588ac3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-CC=gcc
 CFLAGS=-Wall -Wextra -std=c99
 
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(shell uname -s)), CYGWIN)