diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b3c71e5680d11f17f2fbe84e6f65069e6d8f30cc..10816b728150b3b64bf166cd2a96c07d24704816 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -676,12 +676,6 @@ check-logic-parser-wildcard:
 
 NON_OPAQUE_DEPS+= src/kernel_services/plugin_entry_points/dynamic
 
-# abstract_memory.cmi must _not_ inherit the '-rectypes' flag, so we
-# eagerly assign it _before_ adding -rectypes to the .cmo/.cmx files
-src/kernel_services/abstract_interp/abstract_memory.cmi: BFLAGS := $(BFLAGS)
-src/kernel_services/abstract_interp/abstract_memory.cmo: BFLAGS += -rectypes
-src/kernel_services/abstract_interp/abstract_memory.cmx: OFLAGS += -rectypes
-
 # C Bindings
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