diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c9f5ec..7379002 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-CXX=	g++
-
 BIN = $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin
 # With pthreads
 override CXXFLAGS+= -DMAXHITS=1000 -DTHREAD -funroll-loops -Lsamtools -Isamtools -Lgzstream -Igzstream -O3 -m64 -march=native -g