diff --git a/src/template/linux b/src/template/linux
index 02371c1d04..64f27c68ca 100644
--- a/src/template/linux
+++ b/src/template/linux
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
 CFLAGS=-O2
-
-case $host_cpu in
-  mips*)   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mips2";;
-esac