diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 82f6e71..7e19aaf 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3131,8 +3131,6 @@ fi
 if test "$gcov" = "yes" ; then
   CFLAGS="-fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -g $CFLAGS"
   LDFLAGS="-fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage $LDFLAGS"
-elif test "$debug" = "no" ; then
-  CFLAGS="-O2 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 $CFLAGS"
 fi