diff --git a/gitlab/functions.sh b/gitlab/functions.sh
index 39a7bc186bf9fbc69376fde9045914810f5c5095..5c75d8ef816fa67bb52af0cdae3353ce6a56b761 100644
--- a/gitlab/functions.sh
+++ b/gitlab/functions.sh
@@ -267,16 +267,6 @@ if [ -z "{PREFIX}" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-# Temporary hack to get building done right with conda
-if [ -z "${CFLAGS}" ]; then
-  CFLAGS="-pthread"
-else
-  if [[ "${CFLAGS}" != *-pthread* ]]; then
-    CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -pthread"
-  fi
-fi
-CXXFLAGS=${CFLAGS}
-
 if [ -z "${PYPISERVER}" ]; then
   PYPISERVER="https://pypi.python.org/pypi"
 fi
@@ -287,8 +277,6 @@ check_env OSNAME
 check_env PYVER
 check_env PREFIX
 export_env PREFIX
-export_env CFLAGS
-export_env CXXFLAGS
 export_env BOB_PREFIX_PATH
 check_env DOCSERVER
 check_env PYPISERVER