diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index d6bf898..72fdfb4 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,5 @@ TESTS          += event
 
 check_PROGRAMS  = $(TESTS)
 
-# Ignore warnings about unused result, in e.g. write()
-CFLAGS          = -W -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-result -Wno-unused-parameter
 CPPFLAGS        = -D_GNU_SOURCE
 LDADD           = -L../src ../src/libuev.la