1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c9132594860b..d15ac32afbaf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 18
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME = Merciless Moray
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
@@ -507,11 +507,6 @@ ifeq ($(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/gcc-goto.sh $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLA
   KBUILD_AFLAGS += -DCC_HAVE_ASM_GOTO
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/cc-can-link.sh $(CC)), y)
-  CC_CAN_LINK := y
-  export CC_CAN_LINK
-endif
-
 # The expansion should be delayed until arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile is included.
 # Some architectures define CROSS_COMPILE in arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile.
 # CC_VERSION_TEXT is referenced from Kconfig (so it needs export),