diff --git a/ci-scripts/compile-settings.jq b/ci-scripts/compile-settings.jq
index 72f45153..aa0e37f0 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/compile-settings.jq
+++ b/ci-scripts/compile-settings.jq
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ if $for_release then {
   output: "debug",
   profile: "dev",
   args: ($matrix.debug_build_args // ""),
-  rustflags: "",
   features: ($matrix.debug_features // ["rustls", "fancy-with-backtrace"]),
 } end
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