diff --git a/targets/SIMU/USER/Makefile b/targets/SIMU/USER/Makefile
index 31d85fd17c484fc86e8cdb4fd67b6ff233261cc9..655866adc4742b0f6f444a312f01a8a4a9d20bdf 100644
--- a/targets/SIMU/USER/Makefile
+++ b/targets/SIMU/USER/Makefile
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ endif
 CFLAGS += -Wpointer-sign
 CFLAGS += -DUSER_MODE -DNB_ANTENNAS_RX=2 -DNB_ANTENNAS_TXRX=2 -DNB_ANTENNAS_TX=2 $(CPUFLAGS) -I/usr/include/X11 #-Wno-packed-bitfield-compat
 
-# Check if GCC version is greater or equal to 4.4
-GCCVERSIONGTEQ44 := $(shell expr `gcc -dumpversion | cut -f1,2 -d. --output-delimiter=""` \>= 44)
-ifeq "$(GCCVERSIONGTEQ44)" "1"
-    CFLAGS += -Wno-packed-bitfield-compat
-endif
-
 ASN1_MSG_INC = $(OPENAIR2_DIR)/RRC/LITE/MESSAGES
 
 CFLAGS += -DOPENAIR_LTE -DPUCCH #-DOFDMA_ULSCH -DIFFT_FPGA -DIFFT_FPGA_UE