diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/linux b/sys/unix/hints/linux
index 7b1ae9136..48ab631c1 100644
--- a/sys/unix/hints/linux
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/linux
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ CFLAGS+=-DCURSES_GRAPHICS
 #CFLAGS+=-DSCORE_ON_BOTL
 #CFLAGS+=-DMSGHANDLER
 #CFLAGS+=-DTTY_TILES_ESCCODES
-CFLAGS+=-Wunused
-CFLAGS+=-Wunused-parameter
 
 # when building liblua.a, avoid warning that use of tmpnam() should be
 # replaced by mkstemp(); the lua code doesn't use nethack's config.h so