diff --git a/irqbalance.spec b/irqbalance.spec
index 5dba431..b5afce3 100644
--- a/irqbalance.spec
+++ b/irqbalance.spec
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ BuildRequires:  numactl-devel
 Requires: numactl-libs
 %endif
 
-%define _hardened_build 1
-
 ExcludeArch: s390 s390x
 
 Patch1: irqbalance-1.8.0-env-file-path.patch