diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a53f86d..d5790fc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 .POSIX:
 .SUFFIXES:
 
-CC = cc
 VERSION = 1.0
 TARGET = vip
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local