diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 7d04d3a14f9..3a7f7b3de28 100644
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -498,10 +498,6 @@ def set_cc_opt_flags(environ_cp):
   if not is_ppc64le() and not is_windows():
     write_to_bazelrc('build:opt --host_copt=-march=native')
   write_to_bazelrc('build:opt --define with_default_optimizations=true')
-  # TODO(mikecase): Remove these default defines once we are able to get
-  # TF Lite targets building without them.
-  write_to_bazelrc('build --copt=-DGEMMLOWP_ALLOW_SLOW_SCALAR_FALLBACK')
-  write_to_bazelrc('build --host_copt=-DGEMMLOWP_ALLOW_SLOW_SCALAR_FALLBACK')
 
 def set_tf_cuda_clang(environ_cp):
   """set TF_CUDA_CLANG action_env.