diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index dca37c85..433eefeb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
-AM_CXXFLAGS = -std=gnu++11
-
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign