diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/build b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/build
index 9eeee6afb5..1ba03b1adc 100755
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/build
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/build
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ else
   XBMC_CRYSTALHD="--disable-crystalhd"
 fi
 
-# ensure we dont use size optimization.
-  CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Os|-O3|"`
-  CXXFLAGS=`echo $CXXFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Os|-O3|"`
-
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 
 ./bootstrap