--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -246,14 +246,6 @@ EXT = dylib
 VERSION_EXT = $(API_MAJOR).$(EXT)
 $(LIBNAME)_LDFLAGS += -dynamiclib -install_name lib$(LIBNAME).$(VERSION_EXT) -current_version $(PKG_MAJOR).$(PKG_MINOR).$(PKG_EXTRA) -compatibility_version $(PKG_MAJOR).$(PKG_MINOR)
 AR_EXT = a
-# Homebrew wants to make sure its formula does not disable FORTIFY_SOURCE
-# However, this is not really necessary because 'CAPSTONE_USE_SYS_DYN_MEM=yes' by default
-ifneq ($(HOMEBREW_CAPSTONE),1)
-ifneq ($(CAPSTONE_USE_SYS_DYN_MEM),yes)
-# remove string check because OSX kernel complains about missing symbols
-CFLAGS += -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0
-endif
-endif
 else
 $(LIBNAME)_LDFLAGS += -shared
 # Cygwin?