diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index bbf1da04..09938ac3 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -439,11 +439,6 @@ ifeq ($(shell test -e /opt/sccache/sccache && echo -n yes),yes)
 	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/sccache
 endif
 
-# Disable sccache on bionic
-ifneq (,$(filter $(DISTRO),bionic))
-	SCCACHE_ENABLE=no
-endif
-
 GENERATOR=Ninja
 
 # enables cmake build targets like stage2-[target_name]