diff --git a/ares/configure.ac b/ares/configure.ac
index 45c010939..448faecb8 100644
--- a/ares/configure.ac
+++ b/ares/configure.ac
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-debug],[Disable debug options]),
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -DCURLDEBUG"
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -g" 
     if test "$GCC" = "yes"; then
-       CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -W -Wall -Wwrite-strings -pedantic -Wno-long-long -Wundef -Wpointer-arith -Wnested-externs"
-
-       dnl here's a more aggressive set to use:
-       dnl CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -W -Wall -Wwrite-strings -pedantic -Wno-long-long -Wundef -Wpointer-arith -Wnested-externs -Wcast-align -Winline -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wfloat-equal -Wsign-compare -Wunreachable-code"
+       CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -W -Wall -Wwrite-strings -pedantic -Wno-long-long -Wundef -Wpointer-arith -Wnested-externs -Wcast-align -Winline -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wfloat-equal -Wsign-compare -Wunreachable-code"
     fi
     dnl strip off optimizer flags
     NEWFLAGS=""