diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7c332d7..fa5a487 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -159,16 +159,6 @@ fi
 ],
 [enable_secure="1"]
 )
-if test "x$enable_secure" = "x1" ; then
-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fstack-protector"
-  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now"
-
-  if test "$CFLAGS" != "${CFLAGS%-O0*}" ; then # if CFLAGS contains -O0
-      echo "WARNING: Could not apply FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 due to lack of optimization (-O0)"
-  else
-      CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2" #FORTITFY_SOURCE does not work with -O0 (ex. if enable_debug=1 or enable_gcov=1)
-  fi
-fi
 
 AC_SUBST([enable_secure])