diff --git a/Makefile.cfg b/Makefile.cfg
index 95bcb03..eb5e8be 100644
--- a/Makefile.cfg
+++ b/Makefile.cfg
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ MODEST_BUILD_CLEAN_AFTER :=
 SED ?= sed
 
 MODEST_DIR_SEPARATOR ?= /
-MODEST_PORT_NAME ?= posix
 
 # flags
 MODEST_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL ?= -O2