diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
index 9a958126..fbaf4c89 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ script: |
     CONFIG_SITE=${BASEPREFIX}/${i}/share/config.site ./configure --prefix=/ --disable-ccache --disable-maintainer-mode --disable-dependency-tracking ${CONFIGFLAGS} CFLAGS="${HOST_CFLAGS}" CXXFLAGS="${HOST_CXXFLAGS}" LDFLAGS="${HOST_LDFLAGS}"
     make ${MAKEOPTS}
     make ${MAKEOPTS} -C src check-security
-    make ${MAKEOPTS} -C src check-symbols
     make install DESTDIR=${INSTALLPATH}
     cd installed
     find . -name "lib*.la" -delete