diff --git a/dev-haskell/scientific/scientific-0.3.3.8.ebuild b/dev-haskell/scientific/scientific-0.3.3.8.ebuild
index 625b739ee7fd1..ba988a4c1c96c 100644
--- a/dev-haskell/scientific/scientific-0.3.3.8.ebuild
+++ b/dev-haskell/scientific/scientific-0.3.3.8.ebuild
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 # ebuild generated by hackport 0.4.4.9999
-#hackport: flags: -integer-simple
 
 CABAL_FEATURES="lib profile haddock hoogle hscolour test-suite"
 inherit haskell-cabal
@@ -36,6 +35,5 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 
 src_configure() {
 	haskell-cabal_src_configure \
-		$(cabal_flag bytestring-builder bytestring-builder) \
-		--flag=-integer-simple
+		$(cabal_flag bytestring-builder bytestring-builder)
 }