diff --git a/py/mkenv.mk b/py/mkenv.mk
index 46eedf9..2f3f3ca 100644
--- a/py/mkenv.mk
+++ b/py/mkenv.mk
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ CXX = $(CROSS_COMPILE)g++
 LD = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld
 OBJCOPY = $(CROSS_COMPILE)objcopy
 SIZE = $(CROSS_COMPILE)size
-STRIP = $(CROSS_COMPILE)strip
 AR = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ar
 ifeq ($(MICROPY_FORCE_32BIT),1)
 CC += -m32
diff --git a/py/mkrules.mk b/py/mkrules.mk
index 4e4fdef..149b337 100644
--- a/py/mkrules.mk
+++ b/py/mkrules.mk
@@ -133,9 +133,6 @@ $(PROG): $(OBJ)
 # Do not pass COPT here - it's *C* compiler optimizations. For example,
 # we may want to compile using Thumb, but link with non-Thumb libc.
 	$(Q)$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LIB) $(LDFLAGS)
-ifndef DEBUG
-	$(Q)$(STRIP) $(STRIPFLAGS_EXTRA) $(PROG)
-endif
 	$(Q)$(SIZE) $$(find $(BUILD) -path "$(BUILD)/build/frozen*.o") $(PROG)
 
 clean: clean-prog