diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7dddbe49..01496bb1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -21,13 +21,7 @@ LDADD = $(LIBOBJS)
 # Set flags for gcc.
 if IS_GCC
 AM_CFLAGS += -std=gnu99
-if IS_OPTIMIZED
-AM_CFLAGS += -O2
-else
-AM_CFLAGS += -O0
-endif
 if IS_DEBUG
-AM_CFLAGS += -g
 AM_CFLAGS += -Wno-long-long -Wall -W -Wformat=2 -Wno-use-after-free
 AM_CFLAGS += -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations
 AM_CFLAGS += -Wwrite-strings -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wsign-compare