diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0decaa556..b8d3613e3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 
-ABC_PYTHON=/usr/bin/python
-
 CC   := gcc
 CXX  := g++
 LD   := $(CXX)