diff --git a/git-annex.cabal b/git-annex.cabal
index d085f23327..c320f718b7 100644
--- a/git-annex.cabal
+++ b/git-annex.cabal
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ Executable git-annex
   -- because ghc is known to not yield reproducible builds this way.
   if flag(Production)
     GHC-Options: -O2
-    if ! flag(Android)
-      GHC-Options: -j1
-  else
-    if ! flag(Android)
-      GHC-Options: -j
 
   if (os(windows))
     Build-Depends: Win32, Win32-extras, unix-compat (>= 0.4.1.3), setenv