diff --git a/lib/replace/wscript b/lib/replace/wscript
index 2c856b61a0f..21b29bb9b90 100644
--- a/lib/replace/wscript
+++ b/lib/replace/wscript
@@ -881,7 +881,6 @@ def build(bld):
         REPLACE_HOSTCC_SOURCE,
         use_hostcc=True,
         use_global_deps=False,
-        cflags='-D_SAMBA_HOSTCC_',
         group='compiler_libraries',
         deps = extra_libs
     )