diff --git a/src/Makefile.global.in b/src/Makefile.global.in
index dc3f207e1c..2d21068183 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.global.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.global.in
@@ -481,11 +481,6 @@ GCOV = @GCOV@
 LCOV = @LCOV@
 GENHTML = @GENHTML@
 
-ifeq ($(enable_coverage),yes)
-# ccache loses .gcno files
-export CCACHE_DISABLE = 1
-endif
-
 # Feature settings
 
 DEF_PGPORT = @default_port@