diff --git a/packages/addons/service/mariadb/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/mariadb/package.mk
index fa46746781..493a978b89 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/mariadb/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/mariadb/package.mk
@@ -20,16 +20,6 @@ PKG_SECTION="service"
 PKG_ADDON_NAME="MariaDB SQL database server"
 PKG_ADDON_TYPE="xbmc.service"
 
-pre_configure_target() {
-  # mariadb does not need / nor build successfully with _FILE_OFFSET_BITS or _TIME_BITS set
-  if [ "${TARGET_ARCH}" = "arm" ]; then
-    export CFLAGS=$(echo ${CFLAGS} | sed -e "s|-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64||g")
-    export CFLAGS=$(echo ${CFLAGS} | sed -e "s|-D_TIME_BITS=64||g")
-    export CXXFLAGS=$(echo ${CXXFLAGS} | sed -e "s|-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64||g")
-    export CXXFLAGS=$(echo ${CXXFLAGS} | sed -e "s|-D_TIME_BITS=64||g")
-  fi
-}
- 
 configure_package() {
   PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_HOST=" \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_MESSAGE=NEVER \