diff --git a/scripts/autotest_common.sh b/scripts/autotest_common.sh
index 8f36e4e14..9ad176bab 100755
--- a/scripts/autotest_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/autotest_common.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ case `uname` in
 		;;
 esac
 
-MAKEFLAGS=${MAKEFLAGS:--j16}
-
 if [ -z "$output_dir" ]; then
 	if [ -z "$rootdir" ] || [ ! -d "$rootdir/../output" ]; then
 		output_dir=.