diff --git a/configure b/configure
index df1a01c20a..1aae93b3d2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3716,8 +3716,6 @@ if enabled icc; then
     # 11030: Warning unknown option --as-needed
     # 10156: ignoring option '-export'; no argument required
     check_ldflags -wd10156,11030
-    # Allow to compile with optimizations
-    check_ldflags -march=$cpu
     # icc 11.0 and 11.1 work with ebp_available, but don't pass the test
     enable ebp_available
     if enabled x86_32; then