diff --git a/Zend/Zend.m4 b/Zend/Zend.m4
index 31c59b9ed7a..1768a4e8937 100644
--- a/Zend/Zend.m4
+++ b/Zend/Zend.m4
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
 
 LIBZEND_BISON_CHECK
 
-dnl Ugly hack to get around a problem with gcc on AIX.
-if test "$CC" = "gcc" -a "$ac_cv_prog_cc_g" = "yes" -a \
-   "`uname -sv`" = "AIX 4"; then
-	CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e 's/-g//'`
-fi
-
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(
 inttypes.h \
 stdint.h \